Microsoft calls zero-day releases ‘never justifiable’ as researcher threatens to drop more
2026-05-30T08:51:55Z•033d54fdb31dbde07c886c0846f29afa8ac7310eec5fc4bf890d0e57bf2d7b36
CarnivalFIFAGCHQGitHubMicrosoftPII exposureRussiaWorld Cup scamscompromised employee accountcritical infrastructurecyberattacksdata breachdomain impersonationenergy infrastructurefraudulent domainsnation-statephishingproof-of-conceptsubsea cablesvulnerability disclosurezero-day
What happened
Multiple high-risk security stories: a researcher published working proof‑of‑concept exploit code for multiple zero‑day vulnerabilities to GitHub and threatened to release more, prompting Microsoft to condemn such disclosures; Carnival confirmed a data breach that exposed personal information for nearly 6 million people after an attacker compromised an employee account; a fraud gang has registered more than 4,300 FIFA‑themed fraudulent domains since Aug 2025 to scam World Cup fans; GCHQ warns of daily Russian attacks targeting UK infrastructure “from seabed to cyberspace,” including subsea cab
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