Security News > 2020 > April > Pentagon Paid Out $290,000 for Vulnerabilities in Air Force Data Center
The Pentagon's latest bug bounty challenge, Hack the Air Force 4.0, has resulted in the discovery of over 400 vulnerabilities and rewards totaling more than $290,000.
As part of the fourth Hack the Air Force program, which ran between October 23 and November 20, 2019, participants were invited to find vulnerabilities in a pool of cloud servers and systems called the Air Force Virtual Data Center.
Hack the Air Force 4.0 also included a live hacking event that took place in Los Angeles on November 7, 2019, and which also targeted some systems of the UK Ministry of Defence.
"We're thrilled to partner once again with the U.S. Air Force and HackerOne for this next iteration of 'Hack The Air Force'," commented Anil Dewan of the Defense Digital Service.
"This Challenge allowed us to not only expand our relationships with U.S. Air Force and HackerOne, but also expand the program to new U.S. Air Force assets to further bolster cyber defenses against our adversaries."