--- title: Microsoft’s stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster... description: Security researcher Kevin Beaumont criticizes Microsoft's characterization of zero-day exploit publication as 'criminal activity,' arguing it misuses GitHub... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-stance-on-zero-day-exploits-is-a-dumpster-fire-of-their-own-making-csuwvdba5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft’s stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster fire of their own making | daily.dev og:description: Security researcher Kevin Beaumont criticizes Microsoft's characterization of zero-day exploit publication as 'criminal activity,' arguing it misuses GitHub... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-stance-on-zero-day-exploits-is-a-dumpster-fire-of-their-own-making-csuwvdba5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cSUWVdBA5.png og:image:alt: Microsoft’s stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster fire of their own making og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft’s stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster fire of their own making **[DoublePulsar](https://daily.dev/sources/doublepulsar)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Security researcher Kevin Beaumont criticizes Microsoft's characterization of zero-day exploit publication as 'criminal activity,' arguing it misuses GitHub ownership to suppress vulnerability disclosures for its own products while allowing the same for competitors. He highlights the hypocrisy given Microsoft's history of hiring researchers who publicly released zero-days, purchasing exploits from brokers, and employing people who discussed selling exploits to adversarial nations. Beaumont warns that criminalizing responsible disclosure failures would harm the broader security community and prioritize corporate interests over collective cyber defense. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. 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