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'Hack DHS' Participants Awarded $125,000 for Over 100 Vulnerabilities

  • April 25, 2022
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Jasper_The_Rasper
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By Eduard Kovacs on April 25, 2022

 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the results of the first phase of its “Hack DHS” bug bounty program.

The Hack DHS program was announced in December 2021 and it was launched several years after lawmakers passed a bill to create such a program. In the first phase of Hack DHS, vetted cybersecurity researchers were invited to find vulnerabilities in specific DHS systems.

According to the DHS, more than 450 white hat hackers took part in this phase of the project and they have identified 122 vulnerabilities, including 27 that have been assigned a “critical” severity rating.

 

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MunkeyMan
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  • April 27, 2022

Great investment in catching the villains!


Jamesharris85
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I’m confused - $125,000 each or split between them? If its each then I am definitely in the wrong business


russell.harris
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I’m confused - $125,000 each or split between them? If its each then I am definitely in the wrong business

We all are!


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  • May 1, 2022

Bug bounty rewards will be established based on the severity of the reported flaws – they will range between $500 and $5,000.


MunkeyMan
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  • May 1, 2022

Cheers for clarifying. Any reward for finding vulnerabilities is welcome however