A picture taken on September 21, 2016 shows a statue donated by Google during its inauguration in Montelimar, as Google decided to launch a new version of the android operating system. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images) Google to wind down app store bug bounty The tech giant says it is receiving fewer vulnerabilities and that security improvements have resulted in a more secure Android ecosystem. Aug 20, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images) Twitter breach exposes anonymous accounts to nation state hackers Twitter confirmed Friday that a bad actor used a vulnerability to match private information with potentially anonymous Twitter accounts. Aug 5, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of an iPhone, April 26, 2022. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Musk’s plans to make Twitter’s algorithms public raises disinformation conundrum Opening up the algorithms might not lead to hacks, but cyber mischief could still follow. Apr 26, 2022 By Tonya Riley
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities — 27 deemed critical — during first round of DHS bug bounty program The findings, first reported by CyberScoop, come in the first of three phases for the DHS bug bounty program. Apr 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 16: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) DHS establishes its own bug bounty program, offering outsiders $500 to $5K for discovering flaws DHS follows in the footsteps of bug bounty initiatives for federal agencies that began in 2016. Dec 14, 2021 By Tim Starks
HOUSTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 27: Houston Astros fans watch Game 2 of the 117th World Series at sports bar Pitch 25 on October 27, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-2 in Game 2 to tie the best-of-seven World Series. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) US charges alleged extortionist with demanding $150K from MLB The FBI got involved after the defendant appeared to threaten an MLB executive. Oct 29, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) DOD expands vulnerability disclosure program, giving hackers more approved targets The expansion comes as the DOD eyes broader changes for its Vulnerability Disclosure Program. May 5, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
Richard Zhu, center, and Amat Cama, standing to Zhu’s left, demonstrate their Firefox exploit at the Pwn2Own conference in March 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Pwn2Own) HackerOne, Verizon Media weigh pros and cons of making live hacking contests virtual The good thing about it was that it was big. The bad thing about it? That it was big. Dec 14, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Pixabay) TikTok unveils bug bounty program, scraps with US government in court over looming ban The video-sharing app is expanding its existing vulnerability disclosure program. Oct 15, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Getty) Researchers’ experience with Apple offers peek at ‘confusing’ vulnerability award process Questions about Apple's relationship with researchers remain. Oct 9, 2020 By Shannon Vavra