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Bug Bounty Programs Are Being Used to Buy Silence

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Investigative report on how commercial bug-bounty programs like HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and SynAck are being used to silence researchers: Used properly, bug bounty platforms connect security researchers with organizations wanting extra scrutiny. In exchange for reporting a security flaw, the researcher receives payment (a bounty) as a thank you for doing the right thing. However, CSO’s investigation shows that the bug… Continue reading Bug Bounty Programs Are Being Used to Buy Silence→

AT&T Employees Took Bribes to Unlock Smartphones

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This wasn’t a small operation: A Pakistani man bribed AT&T call-center employees to install malware and unauthorized hardware as part of a scheme to fraudulently unlock cell phones, according to the US Department of Justice. Muhammad Fahd, 34, was extradited from Hong Kong to the US on Friday and is being detained pending trial. An indictment alleges that "Fahd recruited… Continue reading AT&T Employees Took Bribes to Unlock Smartphones→