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10-Year-Old Instagram Bug Hunter Earns $10,000
Facebook says a 10-year-old is the youngest ever to earn a bug bounty for reporting Instagram API bug.
Nano Server Added to Microsoft Bug Bounty Program
Microsoft expands bug bounty program adding Windows Server 2016 Nano Server payouts between $500 and $15,000.
Privacy Watchdogs Vow to Fight ‘Dystopian’ Rule 41
Privacy watchdogs are blasting Rule 41, a proposed change to the federal criminal procedures, saying it would allow the government to hack into phones and seize computers remotely.
Slack Plugs Token Security Hole
Slack fixes a security loophole that opened hundreds of corporate Slack accounts to the public.
Google Patches 9 Security Flaws in New Chrome Browser Build
Five Chrome bug bounty hunters split $14,000 in rewards as Google patches nine security flaws in its browser, four are labeled “high”.
Unskilled Pro-ISIS Hackers A Growing Threat
Pro-ISIS hackers promote violence and are making strides with new tools, tactics and procedures, establishing themselves as a growing threat.
Scourge of Android Overlay Malware on Rise
The black market for malicious Android software is heating up thanks to a rise in popularity of overlay malware.
Platinum APT Group Abuses Windows Hotpatching
Microsoft disclosed details on the Platinum APT group and its arsenal of backdoors, keyloggers and its abuse of Windows hotpatching to load malicious code on compromised computers.
Empty DDoS Threats Still Net Attackers $100,000
A group posing as the Armada Collective is threatening businesses with large-scale DDoS attacks without carrying out the attacks. So far, they’ve been paid more than $100,000.