Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is now offering bounties for reported bugs in its mobile devices, software and services. “The rewards program kicked off with a pilot in January 2016 to ensure an efficient and productive public introduction to the broader security community,” the company explained. “Samsung’s Mobile Security Rewards program is the latest initiative to demonstrate the company’s steadfast commitment to enabling secure experiences for all its customers.” What’s in scope? Researchers are instructed … More Continue reading Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services

News in brief: Warning over Bitcoin scam app; Samsung facial recognition bypassed; Apple squares up to India

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Update your phone: Avoid being Pwned by bug residing in WiFi chip

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We all use wireless network; it makes internet surfing hassle-free
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Researcher Claims Samsung’s Tizen OS is Poorly Programmed; Contains 27,000 Bugs!

A researcher has claimed that Samsung’s Tizen operating system that runs on millions of Samsung products is so poorly programmed that it could contain nearly 27,000 programming errors, which could also lead to thousands of vulnerabilities.

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