Comment Re:Months? (Score 1) 64
OP is correct, the term absolutely originated in the warez scene. A much better researched article: https://bjorn.kuiper.nu/2013/1...
It has since been appropriated for the vulnerability usage.
>>The term 0-day comes originally from the Warez scene [3]:
>>“0-day (pronounced as zero day) – This refers to any copyrighted work that has been released the same day as the original product, or sometimes even before.[6] It is considered a mark of skill among warez distro groups to crack and distribute a program on the same day of its commercial release.”