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GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits

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Re: GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits

#15

The optics don't look good for Microsoft, but we don't know their side of the story.

It doesnt really matter. Banning someone GitHub account change literally nothing and its another proof Microsoft is not to be trusted as steward of open source platform.

Re: GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits

#16
Is there any public word from Microsoft about what is going on here? Why would both Microsoft and Gitlab ban the user? I thought both platforms allowed hosting exploits and security research as long as everything is clearly marked up-front, I'm guessing some rules were broken?

Re: GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits

#17

Is there any public word from Microsoft about what is going on here? Why would both Microsoft and Gitlab ban the user? I thought both platforms allowed hosting exploits and security research as long as everything is clearly marked up-front, I'm guessing some rules were broken?

Well if it’s a full disk encryption exploit that still requires hardware access I imagine it would have been made for a 3-letter govt org or something

Re: GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits

#18

> forcing them to pack up and move shop to GitLab instead. https://gitlab.com/nightmare-eclipse Blocked user @nightmare-eclipse Looks like they’re banned on GitLab as as well?

I suspect MS threatened them with a SmartScreen blackhole for the domain, I'm not surprised they pulled it.

I don’t like the idea Microsoft can bully other websites into blocking content they don’t like.
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