Las Vegas Sun

April 19, 2024

Microsoft offers hackers in Las Vegas $100,000 to crack Windows 8.1

Microsoft is breaking its long-standing tradition of not paying for security vulnerabilities by offering a $100,000 cash prize for the first penetration tester to crack Windows 8.1 and a $50,000 bonus to explain how they did it.

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