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So Viceroy have now openly said they tried to short AMD, after publishing a report say AMD should go bankrupt using this research. It’s only down 0.5% so they lost some money.
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Replying to @GossiTheDog
There's nothing inherently wrong with researching a product and taking a short position. Their conclusion was batshit, even if it turned out the PSP was made of bubblegum AMD wouldn't be worth $0.00
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Sure, but how did Viceroy find out? Why were massive short positions taken in the days leading up? Why did they pay contracted security researchers and then send them out to press? Was it ethical to share the PoCs around like easter eggs?
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Replying to @GossiTheDog @taviso
AFAIK Viceroy didn't pay any security researchers.
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Didn't we go through this already with Muddy Waters?
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As of right now, this story is different.
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Replying to @lorenzofb @mtoecker and
Has anyone been able to get any comment from CTS-Labs on this? They keep sending me nonsense answers and avoiding the basic question: did they work with any short sellers on this project? Did they short sell AMD?
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Replying to @iblametom @lorenzofb and
Also isn’t the question of morals based on how severe the problems actually are? And how much the researchers market the flaws?
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It's an interesting discussion, I haven't fully formed an opinion yet. I can see arguments for and against.
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Replying to @taviso @iblametom and
I think ethical issues debates are usually not helpful, but from a “does this protect the public better, as CTS Labs claim?” can be answered by “there’s no fix yet and they shared the PoCs without NDA - so no”.
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Replying to @GossiTheDog @iblametom and
Agreed. The counterargument is that we should incentivize expensive security research by allowing recoup of investment. The optimal way to protect the public is to force big pharma to make drugs at their expense, but then who is going to R&D new drugs? Balance good vs incentive.
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