Disgruntled Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day in Windows Antivirus:
The 'ShieldBreak' flaw can let an attacker use Windows Defender to escalate their privileges ...
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Disgruntled security researcher just dropped another Windows zero-day, right on schedule
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Microsoft threatened legal action, and this researcher just dropped a new Windows bug anyway
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Windows: Security researcher swindles Microsoft with tenth zero-day exploit: Immediately after the August Patch Tuesday, security researcher Nightmare Eclipse ...
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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
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Disgruntled Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day in Windows Antivirus: The 'ShieldBreak' flaw can let an attacker use Windows Defender to escalate their privileges ...
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Despite Microsoft's threat of legal action: Security researcher publishes next zero-day vulnerability
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New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates: Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) ...
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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access: An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new ...
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Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw
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Microsoft Scrambles To Patch ShieldBreak Zero-Day Flaw In Windows Defender: The Nightmare-Eclipse and Microsoft saga continues with another major Windows ...
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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched
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Microsoft patches RoguePlanet Defender zero-day vulnerability: Microsoft has released a security patch to address a Defender zero-day vulnerability known as ...
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Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk: The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.
arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/
Nightmare-Eclipse Drops Another BitLocker Bypass After YellowKey Patch: Nightmare-Eclipse, the current bane of Microsoft's existence, strike again with new ...
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Microsoft's bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks — Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege ...
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Nightmare Eclipse publishes new Windows Defender zero-day: Revenge is a dish best served code
theregister.com/security/2026/06/10/nightmare-eclipse-publishes-new-windows-defender-zero-day/5253725
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Disgruntled researcher releases two more Microsoft zero-days: Security pros warn YellowKey claim could make stolen laptops a much bigger problem
theregister.com/security/2026/05/13/disgruntled-researcher-releases-two-more-microsoft-zero-days/5239758
Researchers warn Microsoft Defender vulnerability is already being exploited: A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse recently disclosed a vulnerability ...
techspot.com/news/112099-researchers-warn-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-already-exploited.html
New Microsoft Defender “RedSun” zero-day PoC grants SYSTEM privileges: A researcher known as "Chaotic Eclipse" has published a proof-of-concept exploit ...
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Rejected By Microsoft, 3 Defender Zero-Days Are Now Actively Exploited: Hell hath no fury like a cyber security researcher scorned.
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RedSun: Chaotic Eclipse releases the next zero-day exploit: A security researcher operating under the pseudonym “Chaotic Eclipse” has publicly disclosed another ...
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