Zerodium offers $2.5 million for Android zero-days, in keeping with market rates
For the first time, exploit sellers who provide Zerodium with fresh break-in techniques for Android devices can now earn more money from those tools than they would for similar hacks of iOS devices, the company announced Tuesday. The Washington, D.C., firm just updated its price list, promising to pay $2.5 million to hackers who demonstrate a zero-click exploit chain, a powerful tool that requires no user interaction, for Android devices. Compare that to the $1 million reward available for a one-click iOS full chain exploit against iOS, knocked down today from $1.5 million. Zerodium, founded in 2015, is dedicated to purchasing unpatched security vulnerabilities then re-selling those zero-days to corporate and government clients. It didn’t offer any specific explanations for the latest price changes. A security researcher who pays attention to the market said this round of updates might be pointing to some shifts in how Zerodium’s customers view iOS devices. “The change in exploit prices is […]
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