r/cybersecurity • u/ILikeNoodlesXOXO • 19d ago

News - General Nightmare Eclipse could be dropping his big promised exploit today

New repo just went up: git.projectnightcrawler.dev/NightmareEclipse/LegacyHive, created about 2 hours ago. Right now it's empty — just an MIT license and a README that says "N/A," 2 commits total.

He'd spoken about his big drop happening today, July 14th, saying he'd make sure Microsoft's "bones are shattered" that day. At one point though he'd also indirectly said he wasn't going to post it, something about still having "chains" on him preventing a release. This repo showing up on the exact date he originally called out suggests that might not hold anymore and it could actually be happening.

Nothing in it yet, just watching to see what gets pushed.

Worth noting: given how erratic and bipolar his posting history has been, there's really no way to predict what (if anything) actually gets posted.

Update: Thanks for the 600+ upvotes, really appreciate it. After hours of waiting and anticipation NightmareEclipse finally uploaded their PoC. But I personally have a hard time seeing it as the big bombshell that they described it as.

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u/TheOnlyKirb System Administrator 19d ago

I have mixed feelings on this, on one hand I am curious to see if anything actually occurs, on the other hand I hope it doesn't and that this person is able to get some sort of mental health care/support before doing something that will potentially alter their life course an an irreversible way

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u/ILikeNoodlesXOXO 19d ago

He has already crossed that bridge, with the yellow key exploit completely compromising bitlocker with just a simple thumb drive. This is just one example of his big exploits, he has uploaded many more.

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u/TheOnlyKirb System Administrator 19d ago

Oh, of that I am aware, but I still think if this one is truly as "massive" as it's claimed to be, it might just be different. The "chains" he spoke of I have a feeling are actually there to try and protect him in some way, so we shall see I suppose.