10-08-2016 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com

This company doubles Apple’s payout for exploits — and keeps paying as long as it’s open

Hackers who come across exploits often relay their findings back to the company responsible for the product and/or code, which typically earns them a few bucks in the process. Apple’s recent foray into this field is already bringing out the wolves, with one offering double if you don’t tell Apple what you know. Last week, Apple announced a bug bounty program targeting kernel exploits and data security. It’s top-end payout is $200,000 for exploits related to boot firmware, and
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