'They mopped the floor with me and pulled every childish game they could': Disgruntled researcher releases second major Windows zero-day — claims Microsoft 'would ruin my life, and they did'
THE SO WHAT
Independent researchers dropping Windows Defender zero-days out of frustration is a reminder that your security exposure now includes the emotional state of unpaid contributors. Treat bug bounty and disclosure as strategic vendor relationships — not ticket queues — or assume your blue team roadmap will be set by public exploits, not your CISO.
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