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“Hack the Pentagon” Program Reveals 138 Security Flaws

June 22, 2016

Naked Security reported yesterday that the Department of Defense's pilot "Hack the Pentagon" bug bounty initiative was a success, with 138 unique, legitimate vulnerabilities revealed and therefore eligible for a bounty. One hacker earned the government's top prize of $15,000 for submitting multiple vulnerabilities – awards ranged down to $100. Site security flaws started arriving just 13 minutes after the program went live on April 18^th.

The program cost $150,000 with roughly half paid in reward bounties.

The feds say it's a bargain. Hard to argue with that.

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