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Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
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Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward

Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018
Bug bounty marketplace in sore need of standardisation – report
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Bug bounty marketplace in sore need of standardisation – report

Bug bounty programmes lack standardisation, says a CREST report urging the establishment of best practices to protect researchers and organisations alike.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018
Uber updates bug bounty terms to stop extortion and unauthorised data collection
Uber

Uber updates bug bounty terms to stop extortion and unauthorised data collection

Uber updates bug bounty program to include safe harbour for good faith hackers, but warns against illegal activity and extortion.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018
GitHub boosts bug bounty program & payouts in 2017 with more to come this year
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GitHub boosts bug bounty program & payouts in 2017 with more to come this year

GitHub's Security Bug Bounty program paid out more than US$166,000 in 2017 after a significant payout revamp that doubled amounts across the board.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018
Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone
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Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone

​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018