PayPal has recently confirmed that a researcher found a high-severity security vulnerability in CAPTCHA that could expose user passwords to an attacker. The researcher, Alex Birsan, earned a bug bounty of $15,300 (£11,700) for reporting the problem, which was disclosed January 8 having been patched by PayPal on December 11, 2019.
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@Dan Conrad, Field Strategist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Dan Conrad, Field Strategist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Bug Bounties are a good way to encourage ethical disclosure of vulnerabilities...."
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