Bug bounty program offers $100 million for ‘ethical hackers’ to earn by 2020

HackerOne has put $100 million up for grabs in bug bounty rewards for “ethical hackers” over the next two years, the bug bounty platform said in a press release announcing the results of its 2018 Hacker Report. Many other programs are also … Continue reading Bug bounty program offers $100 million for ‘ethical hackers’ to earn by 2020

Bug bounty program offers $100 million for ‘ethical hackers’ to earn by 2020

HackerOne has put $100 million up for grabs in bug bounty rewards for “ethical hackers” over the next two years, the bug bounty platform said in a press release announcing the results of its 2018 Hacker Report. Many other programs are also … Continue reading Bug bounty program offers $100 million for ‘ethical hackers’ to earn by 2020

Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Last year, Uber received an email from an anonymous person demanding money in exchange for the stolen user database.

It turns out that a 20-year-old Florida man, with the help of another, breached Uber’s system last year and was paid a huge amount by … Continue reading Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Slack Plugs ‘Severe’ SAML User Authentication Hole

Cloud-based communications platform Slack finished patching a severe security hole Thursday affecting portions of its platform that used Security Assertion Markup Language for user authentication. Continue reading Slack Plugs ‘Severe’ SAML User Authentication Hole

Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps

Better late than never.

Google has finally launched a bug bounty program for Android apps on Google Play Store, inviting security researchers to find and report vulnerabilities in some of the most popular Android apps.

Dubbed “Google Play Security Re… Continue reading Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps

Samsung Launches Bug Bounty Program — Offering up to $200,000 in Rewards

With the growing number of cyber attacks and data breaches, a number of tech companies and organisations have started Bug Bounty programs for encouraging hackers, bug hunters and researchers to find and responsibly report bugs in their services and get… Continue reading Samsung Launches Bug Bounty Program — Offering up to $200,000 in Rewards

Microsoft Is Paying Up To $250,000 With Its New Bug Bounty Program

Microsoft has finally launched a new dedicated bug bounty program to encourage security researchers and bug hunters for finding and responsibly reporting vulnerabilities in its latest Windows versions of operating systems and software.

Being the favourite target of hackers and cyber criminals, every single zero-day vulnerability in Windows OS—from critical remote code execution, mitigation

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Tor Launches Bug Bounty Program — Get Paid for Hacking!

With the growing number of cyber attacks and breaches, a significant number of companies and organisations have started Bug Bounty programs for encouraging hackers, bug hunters and researchers to find and responsibly report bugs in their services and get rewarded.

Following major companies and organisations, the non-profit group behind Tor Project – the largest online anonymity network that

Continue reading Tor Launches Bug Bounty Program — Get Paid for Hacking!