Re:Apple refused to pay bounty to Kaspersky for uncovering v...
by klabb3 on Monday June 10, 2024 @01:19PM
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> I don't think it has any benefit for them to explain why.
It clearly has. There are lots of hackers and security researchers who will make very different decisions depending on if they expect Apple will honor their bounties. Traditionally, people who report security bugs have been treated poorly, and arbitrary rejections certainly helps move the incentives towards the exploit market instead.
It clearly has. There are lots of hackers and security researchers who will make very different decisions depending on if they expect Apple will honor their bounties. Traditionally, people who report security bugs have been treated poorly, and arbitrary rejections certainly helps move the incentives towards the exploit market instead.