Microsoft calls zero-day releases ‘never justifiable’ as researcher threatens to drop more

2026-05-30T14:51:56Zf1f4231002e78a54dcd2aece9730007efaaa3329af035c410357b3b44530038a
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Multiple security incidents and warnings reported: a researcher published working proof-of-concept exploit code for multiple Microsoft zero-days on GitHub and threatened further releases — Microsoft called such public zero-day disclosures “never justifiable”; cruise operator Carnival confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after an attacker compromised an employee account and copied personal information; a Chinese-speaking fraud gang has registered over 4,300 domains impersonating FIFA to scam World Cup fans; GCHQ warned of daily Russian attacks “from seabed to cyberspace,” c

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