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technology2 years ago

Apple Employee Discovers Zero-Day Vulnerability, Fails to Report to Google

Google fixed a zero-day bug in Chrome that was originally found by an Apple employee during a Capture The Flag (CTF) hacking competition in March. However, the Apple employee did not report the bug, and it was instead reported by someone else who participated in the competition. The bug was fixed by Google, and a $10,000 bug bounty was awarded to the person who reported it. The circumstances surrounding the bug's discovery and reporting are unusual, with the Apple employee providing reasons for the delay in reporting.

technology2 years ago

Apple Employee Discovers Zero-Day Vulnerability, Fails to Report to Google

An Apple employee participating in a Capture The Flag (CTF) hacking competition discovered a zero-day bug in Google Chrome but did not report it. The bug was eventually reported by someone else who participated in the competition but did not find the bug themselves. The circumstances surrounding the bug's discovery and reporting are unclear. Google fixed the bug and awarded a bug bounty to the person who reported it, who was not the original discoverer. Apple has not commented on the situation.