Whenever I hear another case like this, I'm once again reminded of how the mainland Chinese deal with being witnesses to accidents or crimes taking place (as long as they aren't the victim), they simply walk on by as the "reward" for them is often not good, and in many cases they end up getting implicated.

Maybe it's time for solo security researchers to stop being the nice guys. I'm not saying they should start behaving like blackhats, simply that self-preservation must come first and when you are faced with an industry who treats what I'd consider acts of generosity with contempt and legal action, then fuck them.