bug bounty

Vista contest offers cash for exploits (itnews paper)

2007/01/15 : "A US security firm is offering up to US$72,000 in bounties for the development of working exploits for Microsoft's Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7." Read more

Apple pays hackers six figures to find bugs in its software. Then it sits on their findings.

2021/09/09 (in the Washington Post) : Reed Albergotti explains why ethical hackers are fed up with Apple's bug bounty program. Main reasons among others are the lack of communication, the confusion about payments and the long delays.

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Report on the SwissPost-Scytl e-voting system, trusted-server version

2019/07/17:  Report on the SwissPost-Scytl e-voting system, trusted-server version by Olivier Pereira and Vanessa Teague Read more

Researchers Find Critical Backdoor in Swiss Online Voting System (Motherboard article)

2019/03/12: Motherboard article about critics concerning Swiss Post e-voting systemRead more

Error in the source code discovered and rectified (Swiss Post press release)

2019/03/12: Swiss Post official press release reacting to the vulnerability found by security researchers during the public intrusion test on their e-voting system.Read more

Mozilla bug bounty

2004 : Mozilla launched its bug bounty program.Read more

Facebook bug bounty

2011 : Facebook launched its bug bounty program.Read more
Ballot box not hacked, errors in the source code – Swiss Post temporarily suspends its e-voting system

2019/03/29 : Swiss Post official press release on their decision to put on hold their e-voting system due to the recent disclosure of vulnerabilities in their source code. Followed by facts and figures on the public intrusion test on the e-voting system.Read more

Mozilla Bumps Bug Bounty to $3,000

2010/07/16 : "In an effort to enlist more help finding bugs in its most popular software, such as Firefox, Thunderbird and Firefox Mobile, Mozilla is jacking up the bounty it pays to researchers who report security flaws to $3,000."Read more

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