Apple has confirmed an ‘unprecented’ $5 million offer for anyone who can hack their new iPhone. Here’s what you need to know.
Hacking is not a crime; criminal hacking is. If you want to stay on the right side of the law and get very rich without becoming a cybercriminal, you need to pay attention. Hot on the heels of a, during the Pwn2Own event in Ireland, comes some exciting news for iPhone owners.
Apple has announced what it claims is an unprecedented $5 million reward for anyoneBug bounty programs, vulnerability-hunting rewards, security exploit payments; call them what you will, but making money by hacking into hardware and software with the vendor’s blessing has been gaining popularity in recent years.: If you think you have what it takes to bypass the latest iPhone lockdown mode protections to install spyware, it will pay you a whopping $5 million. The Apple Security Bounty program was launched in 2020 and has already paid out $35 million to in excess of 800 hackers. Starting in November, one lucky hacker could find themselves making a little bit more than the $500,000 reward Apple said it has paid individuals over the years. “We’re doubling our top award to $2 million for exploit chains that can achieve similar goals as sophisticated mercenary spyware attacks,” Apple announced, claiming this as “an unprecedented amount in the industry and the largest payout offered by any bounty program we’re aware of.” But things get a whole lot better. When you take into account the fact that Apple will also pay additional sums by way of a bonus system that bumps up the final total bounty if the exploit chain bypasses lockdown mode and includes vulnerabilities in beta software. This, Apple confirmed, can “more than double this reward, with a maximum payout in excess of $5 million.”Apple is also expanding the bounty program to include a $300,000 one-click WebKit sandbox escape and a none-too-shabby $1 million for wireless proximity exploits over any radio. The complete list of categories, bounties and bonuses will become available on the Apple Security Research site in November. iPhone hackers should put the date in their diaries now.
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