So, if it wasn't the researchers who found the bug scanning for it, and this started after they found the bug, they'll now know they are compromised by other me

So, if it wasn't the researchers who found the bug scanning for it, and this started after they found the bug, they'll now know they are compromised by other means by someone with the know-how to make use of this... Possibly by a bad apple, possibly technically. Scary.