Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Donald Trump’s recent claim that a 400-pound hacker may have been responsible for breaching the Democratic National Committee has caused a bounty to be issued for the businessman’s tax returns. The people behind an eminent hacker publication, titled 2600, announced The…
Yelp offers hackers up to $15000 per report to expose vulnerabilities through new bug bounty programme
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Popular customer review service Yelp launched a new public bug bounty programme on 6 September, calling on white-hat hackers and security researchers to trawl through its websites and mobile app for security vulnerabilities that could potentially affect its users and The…
Hackers Steal $2 Million From Bitcoin Exchange In Hong Kong, Bounty Offered To Recover Funds
Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. For cryptocurrency enthusiasts seeking mainstream adoption, events like this are so unhelpful. Hackers appear to have made off with the equivalent of $2 million in…
US Offers Highest-Ever Cybercrime Bounty for Russian Hacker
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. State Department and FBI on Tuesday announced a $3 million (roughly Rs. 18 crores) reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty U.S. authorities have ever offered in a cyber…
4chan Advertize $20 bounty programme after facing attack twice
After facing the attacks twice on image-board website and a drawing website, the 4chan has launched its bounty programme. The bounty programme is quite distinctive from the other programs, as it silently allows the hackers to send the weaknesses of the system without disclosing the identities so that they will…
Global Bug Bounty Scheme Urged To Tackle Cyber Crime
A new report from security-information firm NSS Labs is campaigning for a global vulnerability purchasing (or bug bounty) program. It claims that the current tepid approach from software firms has failed to staunch the flow of reports of new software flaws. Increasing Risk In 2012, the number of vulnerabilities reported in…
Google patches 4 serious Chrome bugs, ups bounty payments
Google has patched four vulnerabilities in Chrome, and disclosed that it had patched a fifth two weeks ago. The refresh of Chrome 16 was the second security-related update for the browser this month. One of the five bugs Google said had been quashed was actually a leftover from the 9…
NSS Labs offers cash bounty for new white hat exploits
NSS Labs is sweetening the pot for its ExploitHub marketplace by offering rewards to security gurus who can write working exploits for a dozen “high-value” vulnerabilities. The company, which has set aside $4,400 in reward money, plans to give $100 to $500 to the first people to submit a working…