Hackers Earned Over $100K in 20 Days Through Hack the Air Force 2.0

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Hackers Earned Over $100K in 20 Days Through Hack the Air Force 2.0

By CircleID Reporter
February 16, 2018, 3:47 pm PST Views: 5,735 Add Comment

The participating U.S. Airmen and hackers at the conclusion of h1-212 in New York City on Dec 9, 2017

HackerOne has announced the results of the second Hack the Air Force bug bounty challenge which invited trusted hackers from all over the world to participate in its second bug bounty challenge in less than a year. The 20-day bug bounty challenge was the most inclusive government program to-date, with 26 countries invited to participate. From the report: “Hack the Air Force 2.0 is part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Hack the Pentagon crowd-sourced security initiative. Twenty-seven trusted hackers successfully participated in the Hack the Air Force bug bounty challenge—reporting 106 valid vulnerabilities and earning $103,883. Hackers from the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, and Latvia participated in the challenge. The Air Force awarded hackers the highest single bounty award of any Federal program to-date, $12,500.”

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