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Following a series of security mishaps and data abuse through its social media platform, Facebook today expanding its bug bounty program in a very unique way to beef up the security of third-party apps and websites that integrate with its platform. Last year, Facebook launched “Data Abuse Bounty” program to reward anyone who reports valid […]
In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and Chrome extensions distributed through its platform. The expansion in Google’s vulnerability reward program majorly includes two main announcements. First, a […]
Three years ago, Apple debuted its first bug bounty program for iOS devices. Many researchers criticized the tech giants decisions for not including macOS and other Apple platforms. It appears Apple has finally listened to developers and security experts who were previously pointing out macOS vulnerabilities for free. At the ongoing Black Hat 2019 conference […]
At the ongoing Black Hat USA 2019 conference, Microsoft announced the Azure Security Lab ‚ a sandbox-like environment for security researchers to test Azure security without putting the company’s customers at risk. The new Azure Cloud host testing environment will allow security researchers to test attacks on infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) scenarios without affecting users. With isolated […]
Watch out! Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has recently patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to compromise any Instagram account without requiring any interaction from the targeted users. Instagram is growing quickly—and with the most popular social media network in the world after Facebook, the photo-sharing network absolutely dominates when it comes to user […]
Santiago Lopez, a 19-year-old self-taught ethical hacker, has earned more than a million Dollars from bug bounty programs. The Argentina-based Lopez, who operates under the alias @try_to_hack, is famous for spotting vulnerabilities in popular tech platforms run by top shot companies like Twitter, Automattic, Verizon Media Company and more. Lopez joined HackerOne, a popular bug bounty […]
Linus Henze, a security researcher, has uncovered a security flaw in macOS Mojave Keychain that can allow bad actors to steal the stored passwords without administrator privileges. In a video, Henze demoed how anybody can get access to your password stored in Apple’s secure vault. This isn’t the first time when Henze has discovered a […]
Bug bounty programs are usually organized by software companies or websites, where developers get rewarded for finding bugs; in the form of vulnerabilities and probable exploits. If you’re part of the ethical hacking community, bug hunting is where you could shine. Hack, report and get paid. Here are some lucrative bug bounty programs to keep […]
The streaming company Netflix launches its Bug Bounty program in which it offers rewards ranging from US $ 100 to US $ 15000 per bug detected. Information security training analysts of the company said that in order to keep its community more secure, including users, partners and employees, Netflix has publicly launched its Bug Bounty program […]
Short Bytes: The US Department of Defense’s new division Defense Digital Service (DDS) is launching a new pilot program called Hack the Pentagon. This first of its kind bug bounty program of federal government invites hackers and coders to test the security of government services. The US government’s Department of Defence has announced that it’s […]