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Microsoft threatens a security researcher for disclosing vulnerabilities publicly, bricks old versions of Office, and announces their version of OpenClaw. Plus keeping up with the latest technology.
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Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
The researcher is a former MS employee says Krebs
Microsoft reaches for olive branch after public dustup with 0-day researcher
Microsoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019/2021 installations
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