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by 1970-01-01 28 days ago
>Hang on.. proof of concept exploit creation and distribution for zero days is “criminal activity” now?

This is what happens when you jump the gun and publish without doing any research. The author needs to lookup how the CFAA works. Now, yesterday, and a decade ago, you couldn't just drop some exploit and walk away rambling about your rights. Dumpster fire takes are everywhere online.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act#C...

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Notice how the blog post is attributed to “MSRC Team”. The author (or their manager) is too cowardly to put their own name to the piece.
You're referring to completely tangential cases.

Maybe you should look up who the author is.

Have respect for the researcher, they are incredibly talented and generous.
A bad take is a bad take.