Items tagged with bug bounty
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Zak Killian - Fri, Oct 13, 2023
You want to get fat paid by Microsoft without having to sign a pesky employment contract? Just find a major security hole in one of the company's many new AI-powered services. That'll earn you a cash prize of between $2,000 and $15,000...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Apr 12, 2023
OpenAI, well known for its ChatGPT service, announced its Bug Bounty Program as a way for the company to recognize and reward the insights of those who report vulnerabilities, bugs, or security flaws in its AI technology. The company is...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Sep 16, 2022
What would you do if you checked your bank account and found it had been unexpectedly padded with a quarter of a million dollars? Seems like a farfetched scenario, except it actually happened to a white-hat hacker, courtesy of Google. The...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 02, 2022
If you fancy yourself an elite hacker, there could be an Intel event in your future. The chip maker announced it is expanding its bug bounty program with Project Circuit Breaker, which will provide capable hackers with opportunities to win...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Dec 23, 2021
If you're reading this, you probably don't need to be told that a "bug bounty" is a cash prize paid to security researchers that find a software exploit. Non-USians might need to be told that "DHS" refers to the United States Department of...
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Ben Funk - Sat, Sep 25, 2021
Like many big tech companies including Microsoft and Google, Apple has a bug bounty program that pays big bucks for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. The fees for confirmed reports of issues range from $25,000 for "limited"...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Jun 25, 2020
Sony has announced via an official PlayStation blog post that it has launched a new bug bounty program for the PlayStation 4 game console in collaboration with the security platform HackerOne. Sony says that it started the Bug Bounty...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, May 06, 2020
Think you have what it takes to thwart the security mechanisms in Azure Sphere, a comprehensive security solution Microsoft developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) category? Those who do could potentially collect up to a $100,000 bug...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Apr 04, 2020
A security researcher who discovered a over half a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities in the Safari browser has lined his pockets with $75,000, courtesy of Apple's bug bounty program. Left unaddressed, a few of the vulnerabilities could allow...
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Brandon Hill - Sat, Mar 21, 2020
There’s no question that the Tesla Model 3 is one of the most advanced cars on the planet, thanks in part to its advanced EV powertrain, its heavy use of powerful computers for its Autopilot self-driving system, and its heavy software...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Jan 31, 2020
Microsoft has announced that it is launching a new Xbox Bounty Program that will pay gamers, security researchers, and tech fans globally for finding and reporting bugs. Bug bounty programs have been around for a long time and are an...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Dec 19, 2019
OnePlus has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. This past month, the company experienced its second major security breach in two years, resulting in the leak of personal details like customer name, email address, physical...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Google's Android bug bounty program has come a long way since its humble roots back in mid-2015. At the time, the search and software giant offered a maximum payout of $38,000 for specific exploits that compromised the world's most popular...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jul 19, 2019
In the past nine years, Google has awarded over $5 million in bug bounties to security researchers who have found and disclosed security holes in the company's Chrome browser. That is a drop in the bucket for a company like Google, but an...
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Shane McGlaun - Tue, Jul 31, 2018
Bug Bounty programs are very common today with most of the big tech firms hosing them. The goal is to get hackers to report any bugs they find for a payday rather than turning to the black market to sell their hacks. HP has announced a new...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Mar 23, 2018
Forget about 'Netflix and chill', how about 'Netflix and make some money!'? Sure, the latter isn't likely to trend as a popular catchphrase, and it's not a euphemism for cuddling on the couch (or bed) and getting intimate. However, it is a...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Mar 17, 2018
With critical vulnerabilities like Meltdown and Spectre having been disclosed to the public, it's clearer than ever that more eyeballs are needed when it comes to making sure that our software and hardware is secure. Not long after Intel...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Intel has been operating its Bug Bounty Program for nearly a year now, with the program originally launching back in March 2017. Initially, the only way that hackers or security researchers could participate was to receive an invite from...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Nov 17, 2017
Google has been paying out some significant money to get security researchers and hackers to tear apart its Chrome browser and Chrome OS. In March of 2015, Google offered up $100,000 for anyone who could find an exploit chain that would...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 29, 2017
There is good money to be earned from being an software exterminator. Several companies have so-called bug bounty programs in place in which they pay out rewards for rooting out certain software flaws and vulnerabilities. DJI, a major...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 27, 2017
Barring an unexpected change in strategy, Windows 10 is and will remain the last monolithic release of Windows. With that being the case, it is in Microsoft's best interest—as well as its customers—to ensure that it remains the most secure...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jul 07, 2017
Many technology companies have in place bug bounty programs that reward security researchers who submit discovered vulnerabilities in the products and services they offer. It is a win-win proposition in which technology companies are...
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