Yes - this does happen. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/dutch-chipmaker-sues-to-silence-security-researchers/ https://www.cnet.com/news/dutch-chipmaker-sues-to-s

Yes - this does happen. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/dutch-chipmaker-sues-to-silence-security-researchers/ https://www.cnet.com/news/dutch-chipmaker-sues-to-silence-se... [2] http://www.eweek.com/blogs/security-watch/german-software-company-threatens-security-researcher-with-lawsuit http://www.eweek.com/blogs/security-watch/german-software-co... [3] http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11259 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11259 [0] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=security+researcher+sued&t=ffsb&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=security+researcher+sued&t=ffsb&ia...