Topic: mercenary spyware
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Apple Offers Up to $5 Million for Bug Bounty Rewards
Apple has increased its bug bounty rewards to up to $5 million, doubling the base reward to $2 million for sophisticated exploit chains, to counter advanced threats like mercenary spyware. The program now includes bonuses for bypassing Lockdown Mode and finding pre-release software vulnerabilitie...
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Google, Apple Issue Emergency Patches for Zero-Day Exploits
Google and Apple issued emergency patches for actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, highlighting the threat from advanced, likely state-sponsored hacking operations. The vulnerabilities were identified through a joint effort by Apple's security team and Google's Threat Analysis Group, whic...
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Google Patches Critical Android Zero-Day Exploits in the Wild
Google has released a security update addressing over 100 Android vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws that could compromise devices without user interaction. Critical vulnerabilities patched include CVE-2025-48543 and CVE-2025-38352, which allow local privilege escalation, and...
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Apple Boosts Bug Bounty to $2 Million for Critical Exploits
Apple is increasing its bug bounty rewards to up to $2 million for critical exploit chains, aiming to secure its ecosystem of over 2.35 billion active devices and incentivize researchers to report severe vulnerabilities directly. The program includes bonuses for bypassing Lockdown Mode or finding...
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