Google has put $1 million on the line if security researchers or hackers can exploit their popular Chrome browser.
The company has also pulled out of the annual Pwn2Own contest, where they were regular sponsors. Google says there were changes in the rules by contest organizer Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) which they did not approve of: "We decided to withdraw our sponsorship when we discovered ... [ read the full article ]
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Anonymous, be careful! Ploy like this will draw out malfeasance & criminals like lottery ticket winners to warrant decree stings.
Not to mention... Didn't that poor 26 year old bastard get arrested & thrown in the hoosegow for just such an event not too long ago? Granted, he was throwing his own contest entry with Facebook, but similar security features were being tested I can assume. Sans the incriminating personal info obtained as well too; I mean if we're gong to be splitting hairs...
Originally posted by i1der: what i'm very confused with your comment, you saying offering a reward for hacking it and showing how was done? i like these contest.
I can see how you'd be confused. Anonymous is with regards to the international hacking group. Being overly mental ambitious & typing 'out loud', I figured I would foreshadow a warning that a group (or groups) of such magnitude might want to shy away from such things. Contests like these "could" also be used as sting operations to catch "would be" or potential criminals. That was what I was prattling on about.
The 26 year old was in this story LINK & is pretty much self explanatory as well.
As for the contests as a whole, sure, I like them as well. What better way to get rid of all your internal 'yes' men & get folks to burrow through your security crap in order to get it fixed the fastest & cheapest.
