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HackerOne paid ethical hackers over $300 million in bug bounties
2023-10-28 15:17

HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform's inception. Thirty hackers have earned over a million USD for their submissions, and one has broken the record, receiving over $4 million for his bug reports.

To enable ethical hackers, a law reform is needed
2023-05-09 04:00

Like cybercriminals, hackers will also be leveraging tools such as publicly available Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures databases. The way to keep pace and avoid burnout in internal security teams is to engage hackers to work on their behalf by setting up a vulnerability disclosure program.

'Ethical hacker' among ransomware suspects cuffed by Dutch cops
2023-02-25 09:04

Dutch police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement with a ransomware gang that stole sensitive data and extorted hundreds of thousands of euros from thousands of companies. According to the Amsterdam police cybercrime team, the investigation began in March 2021 after a large Dutch company reported a case of data theft that had come accompanied by a ransom demand.

This beginner-friendly ethical hacker training is 97% off
2023-02-10 18:36

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Pwn2Own contest concludes with nearly $1m paid out to ethical hackers
2022-12-13 02:15

Pwn2Own paid out almost $1 million to bug hunters at last week's consumer product hacking event in Toronto, but the prize money wasn't big enough attract attempts at cracking the iPhone or Google Pixel because miscreants can score far more from less wholesome sources. The contest planned to give away $250,000 for a successful iPhone or Google Pixel exploit, he told The Register, in an exclusive interview at the end of the four-day event.

Here’s how you can become a highly-paid ethical hacker
2022-10-26 16:10

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Gone in a day: Ethical hackers say it would take mere hours to empty your network
2022-10-01 09:57

Once they've broken into an IT environment, most intruders need less than five hours to collect and steal sensitive data, according to a SANS Institute survey of more than 300 ethical hackers. More than half of respondents stated they could successfully discover an exploitable exposure in ten hours or less.

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2022-09-23 11:17

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Become an ethical hacker online
2022-09-17 09:00

Become an ethical hacker online We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. Whether you're running a business worried about cybercrime or looking to earn some more money, becoming an ethical hacker can be a big boost.

Are ethical hackers the digital security answer?
2022-08-16 20:00

They have the world's largest community of ethical hackers working to stay ahead of cybercriminals, going on the offense, searching for bugs and vulnerabilities before attackers do. Two years ago, Forbes reported that more than 700,000 ethical hackers were already part of the HackerOneBounty program.