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Apple Officially Announces Bug Bounty Program Covering All of Its Software

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Post by alwillis » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 1:49 PM UTC

Apple Officially Announces Bug Bounty Program Covering All of Its Software
macrumors.com

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Post by Ruth_K » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:03 PM UTC

Never was a fan of Apple, but indeed, really interesting information.

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Post by yreg » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:22 PM UTC

Long overdue, but exciting news nevertheless.

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Post by xyst » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:25 PM UTC

Exciting news for the white hats who have always criticized Apples terrible payouts and submission process.

Definitely keep this bookmarked in case I happen to come across anything.

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Post by ezequiel-garzon » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:34 PM UTC

If it’s official, shouldn’t this point to apple.com?

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Post by zuck9 » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:35 PM UTC

Here's the official page: https://developer.apple.com/security-bounty/

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Post by petecooper » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:36 PM UTC

ezequiel-garzon wrote: post #5

If it’s official, shouldn’t this point to apple.com?

To save anyone a few clicks/taps:

https://developer.apple.com/security-bounty/

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Post by rvz » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:40 PM UTC

Just imagine if those iBoot exploits were all reported for cash to Apple. Essentially we get less freedom from our devices to do whatever with them.

Apple's bug bounty announcement is just a response to tighten up their walled garden. You'd think that macOS will be as limited as a desktop `OS like iOS and iPadOS is.

I admired the pirate vs navy culture Apple had in the past, but now they are neither and now become an IBM reincarnation. Just like old times...

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Post by Wowfunhappy » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:42 PM UTC

Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21841489

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Post by birdyrooster » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 2:46 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #8

Just imagine if those iBoot exploits were all reported for cash to Apple. Essentially we get less freedom from our devices to do whatever with them. Apple's bug bounty announcement is just a response to tighten up their walled garden. You'd think that macOS will be as limited as a desktop `OS like iOS and iPadOS is. I admired the pirate vs navy culture Apple had in the past, but now they are neither and now become an…

Quoted: Prior to now, Apple's bug bounty program was invitation-based and non-iOS devices were not included.

iOS has always been in scope. What you are saying should’ve already been able to happen wrt iBoot.

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