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NETGEAR Router Vulnerability Allowed Access to Restricted Services
According to Tenable research, NETGEAR had to release last-minute patches for their devices that were a part of the Pwn2Own event.
December 6, 2022
Hacker Leaks 5.3M Twitter Accounts as Claims of Larger Breach Surface
A hacker has leaked 5.3 million Twitter account details on a cybercrime forum while another researcher, Chad Loder, claims there is another Twitter breach involving “perhaps over 100 million accounts.”
November 28, 2022
Google Introduces Bug Bounty Program for Open-Source Software
Through the bug bounty program, ethical hackers will get rewards ranging from $100 – $31,337, depending on their discovered bug’s severity.
August 30, 2022
Twitter Confirms Data Breach as 5.4M Accounts Sold on Hacker Forum
Twitter was forced to investigate the incident when a hacker offered the personal details of 5.4 million Twitter…
August 7, 2022
HackerOne Fires Employee for Stealing Bug Reports, Collecting Bug Bounties
Bug bounty and vulnerability coordination platform HackerOne has fired an employee for using their position to access customers’…
July 4, 2022
“Ethical Hacker” Stole Half a Million in Crypto Form Elderly Person
The victim had hired the “ethical hacker” Aaron Daniel Motta to install a security system in their residence.…
April 13, 2022
Homeland Security Offering $5,000 Bug Bounty to Hack DHS
The program will allow hackers and security researchers to earn between $500 to $5,000 for identifying verified vulnerabilities.
December 16, 2021
Hackers could access photos, videos without unlocking your phone
The vulnerability existed in the Facebook Messenger Rooms video chat feature and exposed Android smartphone users to intrusion.
June 16, 2021
Firm calls cops on researcher for responsibly disclosing data leak
While white-hat hackers get paid for reporting flaws this particular researcher was reported to the police after responsibly disclosing a data leak.
March 27, 2021
Flaw allowed bypassing verification code, log in to any Microsoft account
A bug bounty hunter has identified and reported a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to log in to any Microsoft account.
March 3, 2021