Security News

Week in review: Cyber threat hunting, Android DDoS botnet, drone bug bounty (Help Net Security)
2017-09-03 18:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: New, custom ransomware delivered to orgs via extremely targeted emails Ransomware campaigns are usually...

Drone maker DJI launches bug bounty program (Help Net Security)
2017-08-30 13:49

Chinese consumer drone maker DJI has announced that it’s starting a bug bounty program and has invited researchers to discover and responsibly disclose issues that could affect the security of its...

DJI Launches Drone Bug Bounty Program (Threatpost)
2017-08-29 13:41

Drone manufacturer DJI announced Monday it was launching a bug bounty program to reward researchers who find vulnerabilities in its drones.

Bounty for Encrypted Messaging Exploits: $500,000 (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-24 15:03

Zero-Day Exploit Vendor Zerodium Seeks Exploits for Signal, WhatsApp, TelegramThere's another option for governments trying to overcome the end-to-end encryption barrier: buy a zero-day software...

HBO Offered 'Bounty' to Hackers: Report (Security Week)
2017-08-11 15:02

HBO offered a reward of $250,000 in response to a data breach at the television group that produces "Game of Thrones," according to a report from a leaked memo. The report by Variety on Thursday...

Google Pays $10,000 Bug Bounty to High School Student (Security Week)
2017-08-10 14:57

Uruguayan high school student Ezequiel Pereira, who has aspirations of becoming a security researcher one day, has been awarded $10,000 for discovering and reporting a vulnerability in Google’s...

Mystery Company Offers $250,000 Bounty for VM Escape Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-08-09 18:47

An unnamed firm is paying up to $250,000 for vulnerabilities related to its virtualization platform.

Microsoft Launches Windows Bug Bounty Program (Security Week)
2017-07-27 06:38

Microsoft announced on Wednesday the launch of a Windows bug bounty program with payouts ranging between $500 and $250,000. read more

Microsoft expands bug bounty program to cover any Windows flaw (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-26 20:28

Now every part of Windows is covered by a bug bounty scheme.

Microsoft Is Paying Up To $250,000 With Its New Bug Bounty Program (The Hackers News)
2017-07-26 11:52

Microsoft has finally launched a new dedicated bug bounty program to encourage security researchers and bug hunters for finding and responsibly reporting vulnerabilities in its latest Windows...