{"id":12810,"date":"2018-09-14T22:23:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T22:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/29312\/Apple-Has-Started-Paying-Hackers-For-iPhone-Exploits.html"},"modified":"2018-09-14T22:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T22:23:26","slug":"apple-has-started-paying-hackers-for-iphone-exploits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/apple-has-started-paying-hackers-for-iphone-exploits\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Has Started Paying Hackers For iPhone Exploits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, Apple\u2019s head of security surprised the attendees of one of the biggest security conference in the world by <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/08\/04\/apple-announces-long-awaited-bug-bounty-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">announcing a bug bounty program<\/a> for Apple\u2019s mobile operating system iOS.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning, Apple struggled to woo researchers and convince them to report high-value bugs. For the researchers, <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/gybppx\/iphone-bugs-are-too-valuable-to-report-to-apple\" target=\"_blank\">the main issue was that the bugs they discovered were too valuable<\/a> to report to Apple, despite rewards as high as $200,000. Companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/vbxxxd\/unlock-iphone-ios11-graykey-grayshift-police\" target=\"_blank\">GrayShift<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/8xdayg\/iphone-zero-days-inside-azimuth-security\" target=\"_blank\">Azimuth<\/a> made an entire business out of exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple products, while other researchers didn&#8217;t want to report bugs so they could keep doing research on iOS.<\/p>\n<p>But two years later, some researchers are finally reporting vulnerabilities to Apple, and the company has begun to award some researchers with bounties, Motherboard has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all major tech companies have had bug bounties for years. These are programs that are designed to encourage independent security researchers and friendly hackers to alert the companies of flaws or vulnerabilities in their products in exchange for rewards, which are sometimes in the six figures. Contrary to other companies, however, Apple has not disclosed or discussed any details of the bounty program after announcing it in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Donefeld, a researcher at mobile security firm Zimperium said that he has submitted several bugs to Apple and received payments for the company. Donefeld was not part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/thomasbrewster\/2016\/09\/28\/apple-iphone-hacker-meet-cupertino\/#39787f3a473d\" target=\"_blank\">the first batch of security researchers<\/a> who were personally invited by Apple to visit its Cupertino campus and asked to join the program. But after submitting a few bugs, Donefeld told me, an Apple employee asked him if he wanted to be part of the bounty program in a phone call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Apple pays people,\u201d Donefeld said in an online chat. \u201cI&#8217;m certainly not the only payout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/8xa4ka\/iphone-jailbreak-life-death-legacy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Life, Death, and Legacy of iPhone Jailbreaking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another researcher, who asked to remain anonymous because they are worried about souring their relationship with Apple, said that they have submitted a few bugs and been awarded bounties, but has yet to be paid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been paid this year because I\u2019m still waiting for last year payments,\u201d the researcher told me. \u201cBut yes, for those previous bugs they gave me CVE [a standardized code to identify vulnerabilities]. And I got confirmation that they were eligible for a bounty, with confirmation of the amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two other researchers told Motherboard they also have concerns with or have had trouble with the program. One said they weren\u2019t paid for a bug they submitted (Motherboard could not independently confirm that the researcher did not get a payment), and another said they didn\u2019t want to participate in it at all, even after being invited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever submitted anything myself, after I heard from bad experiences of others,\u201d another researcher, who also asked to remain anonymous, said.<\/p>\n<p>The researcher explained that he had found a vulnerability but by the time he developed an exploit for it, months later, it had already been reported by someone else. In his opinion, the program isn\u2019t going very well for Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would wager a guess and say Ian Beer had more impact on iOS kernel security than all of the submissions they got through that program combined,\u201d he told me.<\/p>\n<p>Beer is a hacker working for Google Project Zero, the elite team of researchers tasked with finding vulnerabilities in all kinds of devices and services. At the Black Hat conference this year, Beer spoke about finding bugs in iOS, and <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/d3x3dw\/google-releases-iphone-ios-jailbreak-tool\" target=\"_blank\">challenged Apple to donate almost $2.5 million in unpaid bug bounties<\/a> to Amnesty International.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__media--image\">\n<div class=\"article__media--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/cxN3RlFcPlh8c9c5_-tieRJ37mvozK3Zx0sNo6t5Q8lzhQ6f9UFPQ2eClcVpCL5sPCCNAAG7byILOakbX_8aMJGxT91IUFGW7-F0vMKP-aGdJpsoiIL8P6JGxGAEqYsJAergn9IC?resize=320:*\" alt=\"\" class=\"col-12-xs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/cxN3RlFcPlh8c9c5_-tieRJ37mvozK3Zx0sNo6t5Q8lzhQ6f9UFPQ2eClcVpCL5sPCCNAAG7byILOakbX_8aMJGxT91IUFGW7-F0vMKP-aGdJpsoiIL8P6JGxGAEqYsJAergn9IC\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For now, Apple appears to be happy about how the bug bounty program is going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many champions of the program from the security side and the software engineering side,\u201d said an Apple employee familiar with the program who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press. \u201cThere\u2019s a discussion about making a formal bounty program and team to manage that program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s support for it philosophically,\u201d he said, adding that there have been \u201ca few payouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Got a tip? You can contact this reporter securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, OTR chat at lorenzofb@jabber.ccc.de, or email lorenzo@motherboard.tv<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Solve Motherboard\u2019s weekly, internet-themed crossword puzzle:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/topic\/solve-the-internet\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Solve the Internet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/29312\/Apple-Has-Started-Paying-Hackers-For-iPhone-Exploits.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE 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