Lucrative financial rewards and the expansion of Internet services are driving a ‘bug-hunting’ bonanza among Nepali youth who have time in their hands during the pandemic lockdowns. Once the exclusive ...

An upstart security research firm with a controversial business model is at the center of a debate over how software bugs should be disclosed. Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis (VDA) Labs, founded ...

In today's era of cutthroat competition, carving a name for yourself in the field of technology is a major feat. When we talk of Information Technology, one such remarkable name that shines through is ...

In April 2007, when Apple's “I'm a Mac” ads were telling people that Macs can't get hacked, security researcher Dragos Ruiu decided to put the idea to the test – in front of a room full of security ...

AI-powered bug hunting has changed the calculus of what makes for an effective bounty program by accelerating vulnerability discovery — and subjecting code maintainers to ballooning volumes of AI flaw ...

In this News Desk interview with Dark Reading senior editor Alex Culafi from Black Hat USA 2025, high school students Sasha Zyuzin and Ruikai Peng discuss their innovative framework for vulnerability ...

In 1895, George V. Hudson, a British entomologist (insect biologist) living in New Zealand didn’t have enough time for bug hunting, so he proposed a shift of two hours forward in the clock during the ...