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March 22, 2016 04:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0-c-Vcv3w90/uber-announces-bug-bounty-program-to-pay-up-to-10000-to-friendly-hackers
Uber Announces Bug Bounty Program, To Pay Up To $10,000 To Friendly Hackers
An anonymous reader writes about Uber's newly announced bug bounty program: Taxi aggregator service says it is willing to pay security researchers thousands of dollars if they are able to find vulnerabilities in its apps and websites. From a Wired report, "Uber business model is based on a simple notion: Why employ drivers full time when you can hire them more efficiently as freelancers? It's no surprise, then, that the company's come to the same conclusion on cybersecurity, recruiting an army of gig-economy hackers who are paid by the exploit instead of by the hour. [...] Finding a bug that could deface Uber's homepage or expose users' email addresses earns $5,000, for instance, while one that could fully take over Uber accounts or run malicious code on an Uber production server can earn as much as $10,000." It's no secret that hackers are becoming increasingly interested in finding ways to break into a car. It's high time Uber thought to do something about it.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0-c-Vcv3w90/uber-announces-bug-bounty-program-to-pay-up-to-10000-to-friendly-hackers
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