January 04, 2019

EU to offer nearly $1m in bug bounties for open-source software

Rewards on 15 bug bounty programs start at $28,600 and include open source software such as KeePass, FileZilla, Drupal and VLC media player.

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January 22, 2018

Under the hoodie: what makes bug bounty hunters tick?

Where do they live? Why do they do it? HOW do they do it? HackerOne surveyed its registered ethical hackers to find out.

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July 27, 2017

News in brief: US indicts Russian BTC-e ‘mastermind’; Blu still phoning home; bug bounty offers $250k

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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June 29, 2017

News in brief: PCs’ PCs still running XP; bug-hunters cashing in; airport security stepped up

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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August 12, 2016

Exploit broker offers 2.5 times what Apple offers for serious iOS bugs

It's offering up to $500,000 for serious iOS bugs.

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August 10, 2016

Teen hacker flies to Black Hat on his one million free airmiles

The biggest payout from United Airlines for his 20+ bugs was a 250,000 mile reward for an undisclosed flaw.

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July 14, 2016

Fiat Chrysler launches Detroit’s first bug bounty program for car hackers

It's the first of the big three US auto makers to grab the steering wheel on this whole find-vulnerabilities, steer-a-car-into-a-ditch endeavor.

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May 03, 2016

Car hackers could get a life sentence under proposed anti-hacking law

The proposed law would make car hacking a felony, but it could have consequences for security researchers who want to help make cars safer.

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March 21, 2016

India’s white hats lead the world at breaking Facebook

India's white hat hackers have been singled out by Facebook for their prolific contribution to the social network's four year old bug bounty program.

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