Microsoft faces cybersecurity community backlash over Digital Crimes Unit threats against exploit disclosures
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Summary
Microsoft is facing backlash from the cybersecurity community after threatening to use its 'Digital Crimes Unit' against security researchers who disclose exploits. The company's aggressive language toward whitehat hackers who test and report vulnerabilities in Windows and Azure has alarmed commentators, as Microsoft has historically had a controversial relationship with the security research community. The situation highlights ongoing tensions between software vendors and independent security researchers over responsible disclosure practices.
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Microsoft is known to work with prolific and not-so-prolific security researchers, sometimes called whitehat hackers, who test Microsoft's security layers and then report the issues
Microsoft is something of a controversial figure
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