Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Beg bounties are a terrible practice that should die a fiery death (although I'm a little tempted to mess with them a little more. 🙂) Sponsored by: 1Password is a secure password manager and digital wallet that keeps you safe online.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

But not this time: That link Mayank shared leads to a page that literally has this at the bottom of it (conveniently cropped off the earlier image he attached): This is why my email above says "beg bounty" and it's exactly what it sounds like - someone begging for a bounty. Maybe he forgot?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2019

“Companies like Facebook and others are practically begging for some type of regulatory framework on consumer privacy, yet this congress can’t manage to put something together. And on Monday, the U.S. “It’s way past time we had a federal privacy bill,” Sohn said.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 6, 2023

In this blog post, I’ll explore both how Certificate Transparency is helpful and the downsides, including the way it shares users' information and the rise of beg bounties. The Ugly: The Rise of “Beg Bounties” How are attackers using certificate transparency logs in practice?

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