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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.
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…
Unprotected Snapchat and Amex sites lead to credential harvesting
Open-Redirect vulnerabilities in American Express and Snapchat are being exploited to carry out phishing scams, researchers have revealed.…
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’…
Pwn2Own 2022 – Windows 11, MS Teams and Firefox Pwned on Day 1
Other than Windows 11, Microsoft Teams and Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Virtualbox, Ubuntu Desktop, and Safari browser were also…
“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.…
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.
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.
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.
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.