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Bug Bounty
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Vulnerability in Chess.com allowed access to 50 Million user records
The Chess.com vulnerability could have been exploited to access any account on the site including the administrator account.
February 12, 2021
TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to access users’ phone numbers
The vulnerability which has now been fixed by TikTok existed in its "Find Friends."
January 26, 2021
Hack the US Army for good with ‘Hack The Army’ bug bounty program
For now, only those with invitation can join the new bug bounty program. Here's what we know so far and what to expect.
January 8, 2021
Facebook bug exposed identity of page admin using group doc feature
The bug was reported to Facebook under its bug bounty program after which the researcher was awarded $5,000.
January 5, 2021
Facebook bug exposed email addresses of Instagram users
According to the researcher, the private information of Instagram users was just a DM away.
December 19, 2020
Facebook Messenger bug allowed callers to listen unattended calls
The bug was reported by a member of the Bug Hunting Team of Google's Project Zero named Natalie Silvanovich.
November 20, 2020
Tianfu Cup 2020: Hackers pwn Windows, iPhone, Chrome for big bucks
In total, ethical hackers earned $1.2 million in the bug bounty competition.
November 9, 2020
55 Apple vulnerabilities risked iCloud account takeover, data theft
These critical vulnerabilities were reported to Apple by a team of young cyber security researchers.
October 9, 2020
Researcher hacked Facebook by exploiting flaws in MobileIron MDM
The researcher hacked Facebook after identifying and exploiting Unauthenticated RCE on MobileIron's Mobile Device Management (MDM).
September 15, 2020
Crypto wallet Ledger data breach; hackers steal 1m emails & other data
Ledger has acknowledged that hackers also gained access to 9500 Phone...
July 29, 2020