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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by nomel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:03PM (#50374155)
The governments buy them up [1]. Nukes wouldn't be required for WW3.

[1] https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/zero-day-market-the-gov...

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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by rmbryan on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:07PM (#50374194)
article from 2013
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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by nomel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:28PM (#50374353)
2022: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/googl...

2026: https://medium.com/@hammaadmughal/the-invisible-bazaar-insid...

etc. Concept of governments being main buyers doesn't change by year.

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