bug bounty Archives

Amazon told some customers Wednesday that a technical problem may have resulted in their information being exposed. (Getty Images)

Amazon rolls out AI bug bounty program

Select researchers and academic teams will get access to Amazon’s NOVA models next year as the tech giant continues to integrate the AI tools into its own…

Nov 11, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

Is XBOW’s success the beginning of the end of human-led bug hunting? Not yet.

XBOW’s AI bug-hunter landed a big funding round while dominating HackerOne’s leaderboards. But even its founder says it hasn’t fully replaced the need for humans to be…

Jul 14, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

Microsoft launches ‘Zero Day Quest’ competition to enhance cloud and AI security

The tech giant is upping the bounties attached to several popular systems.

Nov 19, 2024 By Greg Otto

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

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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