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Zero-day exploits are stockpiled by secretive governments

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Rather than warning companies about massive security holes, intelligence agencies quietly hoard them for a rainy day. These unpatched vulnerabilities are treated like digital munitions, kept completely secret so they can be unleashed during espionage operations. This means the device you are holding right now likely has invisible backdoors that multiple governments are politely refusing to fix.

Zero-day exploits are stockpiled by secretive governments
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