Carnival Data Breach Exposes Millions as Microsoft Backs Down on Researcher Threats

Cybersecurity Today for June 2, 2026. Microsoft has backed away from its hard-line stance against vulnerability researchers after widespread criticism from the security community. The dispute began after independent researcher Nightmare Eclipse published proof-of-concept code for unpatched Microsoft vulnerabilities, triggering a public debate over responsible disclosure, zero-days, and researcher relations. Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for sponsoring this podcast. Material Security provides faster, more complete detection and response for email, identity, and data threats inside Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. You can contact them at material[dot]security. Carnival Corporation disclosed a social-engineering...