Slack has fixed a bug that allowed attackers to hijack user accounts by tampering with their HTTP sessions.
Tag Archives: Bug Bounty program
Ethical hackers swarm Pentagon websites
Hackers are crawling all over the US Department of Defense’s websites – and DoD officials are quite happy about the whole thing.
Google pulls more fake adblockers from Chrome Web Store
Google has again been reprimanded for not spotting fake extensions impersonating popular brands in its Chrome Web Store.
Apple quietly removes Zoom’s hidden web server from Macs
In the latest twist in the saga of the web-conferencing app, Apple has issued a ‘silent’ update removing Zoom’s hidden web server from Macs.
Google paid out $3.4m in bug bounties last year
317 researchers from 78 countries turned 2018 into a worldwide bug-crunching spree.
United Airlines pays hacker one million air miles in bug bounty reward
It didn’t take Jordan Wiens very long to find a vulnerability in United Airlines’ network, but the payoff was huge – one million free air miles for about six hours of work.
Google launches Android bug bounty program
After paying out $1.5 million to security researchers last year, Google now offers cash to Android bug hunters.
Adobe launches bountyless bug hunt program on HackerOne
Forget cash, Adobe is offering reputational points instead with its new bug bounty program.
Twitter adds unlimited payouts to its bug bounty program
The social media buzz bucket announced on Wednesday that cash will be added to the profound gratitude it’s doled out since the bug-reporting program started in June. 