HackerOne released its first report on its bug bounty program, and reveals an industry shift toward enlisting hackers for better cybersecurity.
Average Bug Bounty Payments Growing
Twitter Flaw Could Have Allowed Attacker to Tweet From Any Account
Twitter fixed a flaw in its Twitter Ads service could have allowed an attacker to tweet as any user.
Air Force Hopes To Attract Hackers With Bug Bounty Program
The Hack the Air Force bug bounty program invites white hats from inside and outside the U.S. to hack its websites.
Yahoo Mail XSS Bug Worth Another $10K to Researcher
Finnish security researcher Jouko Pynnonen found a second stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Yahoo Mail in less than a year, both of which earned him $10,000 bug bounties.
DoD Publishes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
In the wake of the Pentagon and Army bug bounties, the government continues to engage researchers with the publication of the DoD’s vulnerability disclosure program.
Qualcomm and HackerOne Partner on Bounty Program
Qualcomm and HackerOne are partnering for a bug bounty program that pays out up to $15,000 for vulnerabilities found in chipsets used in smartphones made by Samsung, LG and HTC.
Army Bug Bounty Building New Relationships with Hackers
The government announced its second bug bounty program called Hack the Army, which will concentrate on finding bugs in recruiting websites and databases.