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Can you imagine launching a global bug bounty platform with almost 500,000 submissions and 13,000 researchers without consuming a cent from venture capitalists? If not, this success story is for you.
The once skyrocketing bug bounty industry seems to … Continue reading The Rise of the Open Bug Bounty Project
Microsoft is inviting gamers, security researchers, and technologists to pit their wits against the Xbox network in the search for security vulnerabilities. With a newly-announced bug bounty, Microsoft is inviting bug hunters to responsibly disclose bu… Continue reading $20,000 up for grabs in Xbox Live security hole hunt
As promised by Apple in August this year, the company today finally opened its bug bounty program to all security researchers, offering monetary rewards to anyone for reporting vulnerabilities in the iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iCloud to the… Continue reading Apple Opens Its Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers
Besides rewarding ethical hackers from its pocket for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities in third-party open-source projects, Google today announced financial support for open source developers to help them arrange additional resources, prioritizing… Continue reading Google Offers Financial Support to Open Source Projects for Cybersecurity
A hacker managed to compromise HackerOne, a company that itself pays white hat hackers to find security breaches for other companies. The hacker, identified only by the pseudonym haxta4ok00, figured out a way to compromise the HackerOne website and gai… Continue reading HackerOne Bug Bounty Website Hacked
In scope RCE Mozilla bug bounty payouts have also tripled to reach $15,000. Continue reading Mozilla Bug Bounty Program Doubles Payouts, Adds Firefox Monitor
Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide.
Whether it’s American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or India’s EVMs during 2014 general elections, the integr… Continue reading Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
Following a series of security mishaps and data abuse through its social media platform, Facebook today expanding its bug bounty program in a very unique way to beef up the security of third-party apps and websites that integrate with its platform.
La… Continue reading Facebook Now Pays Hackers for Reporting Security Bugs in 3rd-Party Apps
Google has again been reprimanded for not spotting fake extensions impersonating popular brands in its Chrome Web Store. Continue reading Google pulls more fake adblockers from Chrome Web Store
Up to 25 percent of valid vulnerabilities found in bug bounty programs are classified as being of high or critical severity. Continue reading Six Hackers Have Now Pocketed $1M From Bug Bounty Programs