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Did I read this correctly, he was physically assaulted? Can he not press for criminal charges?

What's also interesting is I was approached by Aeternity at the end of June to join their team. Wonder if the timing coincided wtih the author's troubles

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That's at least assault if not battery. Assault is the threat of physical violence, and battery is the actual physical act. It sounds like the owner has physically assaulted him. Either way, it's a felony. That's totally unacceptable.

That was my thought. If anything, I would advise him not to sell 0-days out of spite and take the CEO to court.

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