Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500k to target Signal and WhatsApp

Re:Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500k to target... by Spooks on Thursday August 24, 2017 @09:32AM (#15089919)

If I was WhatsApp I would offer a larger bounty. If they get the 0 day they could fix it before it gets into the wrong hands. I would think 500k is a drop in a bucket for them, and give them good press that they are actively keeping up with privacy/security of their users

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Re:Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500k to target... by fauigerzigerk on Thursday August 24, 2017 @09:51AM (#15090085)

If I was WhatsApp, I would offer to compensate those who have found the exploit for their work. If someone else buys the exploit I would sue the broker for extortion.

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Re:Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500k to target... by tryingagainbro on Thursday August 24, 2017 @10:02AM (#15090171)

If I was WhatsApp, I would offer to compensate those who have found the exploit for their work.

Sure, their rate is $1 million an hour :).

I could see the government jump in and pressing charges but the worst thing Whats-app can do is piss them off.

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Re:Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500k to target... by Spooks on Thursday August 24, 2017 @11:02AM (#15090642)

well the thing is offering to compensate the work won't be their go to. The one who finds the exploit will most likely sell it to the highest legal bidder, which at the moment is Zerodium.

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