Hack Android and get R2.6 million

[Kevin Lancaster]

Hack Android and get R2.6 million

Google has announced improvements to its Android Security Rewards programme, with increased rewards for successful attacks.

 

[gregmcc]

Wonder if the NSA will cash in on this

 

[w1z4rd]

Wonder if the NSA will cash in on this

How? Its open source.... its not like they install a backdoor....

 

[Ninji]

How? Its open source.... its not like they install a backdoor....

Erm.. its not so simple.

 

[gregmcc]

Well they already have exploits for all sorts of things. Wouldn't surprise me if they have a stash for Android

 

[Thor]

Lets put together a Mybb dream team

 

[aybbleek]

Good on Google. If it weren't for these rewards there would be no incentive to report exploits before releasing them into the wild. The higher the security rewards the better

 

[aybbleek]

Lets put together a Mybb dream team

*puts hand up*

 

[Sinbad]

Wonder if the NSA will cash in on this

200k USD is like a millionth of a second of their operating budget

 

[Marius Flash]

I am calling Lisbeth Salander for this one for sure, if there is one person who can hack Android, it would be Lisbeth