This company doubles Apple’s payout for exploits — and keeps paying as long as it’s open

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by Sindy Cator on August 10, 2016 at 4:44 pm

Hackers who come across exploits often relay their findings back to the company responsible for the product and/or code, which typically earns them a few bucks in the process. Apple’s recent foray into this field is already bringing out the wolves, with one offering double if you don’t tell Apple what you know. Last week, Apple announced a bug bounty program targeting kernel exploits and data security. It’s top-end payout is $200,000 for exploits related to boot firmware, and scales down to around $25,000 if you discover an issue with its sandboxing process. It’s fairly run-of-the-mill stuff; hackers discover a…