"The Value of Zero-Day Hacks for iPhone and iMessage Revealed"
Crowdfense, a startup, has published a pricing list offering between $5 and $7 million for zero-day hacks to break into iPhones, with similar high payouts for Android, Google Chrome, Safari, iMessage, and WhatsApp exploits. These prices have increased compared to their 2019 list, reflecting the growing demand for such vulnerabilities. This comes in the context of companies like Apple and Google improving platform security and offering their own bounty programs, while in Russia, a company called Operation Zero has offered up to $20 million for hacking tools.