Apple Will Now Pay Hackers Up to $200,000 for Vulnerabilities

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Posted August 5, 2016 at 12:04am by iClarified

Apple has announced a new Security Bounty Program that will pay hackers up to $200,000 for discovering vulnerabilities in its software and hardware.

Jay Freeman (Saurik) tweets:

At #BlackHat2016, Apple just announced a new Security Bounty program and has promised to prioritize pushing updates.

Initial Categories:
● Secure boot firmware components - $200,000 Max Payment
● Extraction of confidential material protected by the Secure Enclave Processor - $100,000 Max Payment
● Execution of arbitrary code with kernel privileges - $50,000 Max Payment
● Unauthorized access to iCloud account data on Apple servers - $50,000 Max Payment
● Access from a sandboxed process to user data outside of that sandbox - $25,000 Max Payment

The program is set to launch in September and initially will be invite only. If a non-member contacts Apple with a significant bug they'll be invited into the program.

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Apple Will Now Pay Hackers Up to $200,000 for Vulnerabilities

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clown - August 8, 2016 at 4:49am

Do they get their 30% commission still

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Somporn Jomnasuan - August 8, 2016 at 6:39am

U've got 51%, enough?

rev team - August 7, 2016 at 9:11am

I jaibkreaked every singe iphone I had till iOS 7.. now jailbreaking didn't make any sense, ruining your device stability for WHAT? installing barrel? or just to be able to get viruses like a crappy android can? nah I'm done with that crap, especially now that the game is played from chineses

Somporn Jomnasuan - August 8, 2016 at 6:36am

I jail my devices since iOS1.0.1 for my 1st iphone(4GB) till iOS8 for my iP6+(128GB) waste time of my life now i'm android FC. i leave iOS behind for long long time ago.

JailbreakLover - August 6, 2016 at 1:38pm

The majority of jailbreakers do not want to steal data. They want simply to tweak the GUI and function of iOS to their needs. Example: Apple restricts the app group window to 4x4 icons and waist all the space while hiding all the icons. That creats clutter and one is swiping touching swiping touching swiping just to search for the tool in need. Or example bottom task bar: why not be able to place more icons as tweaks do? Or example up-wipe quick task window: Why not allowing the customer to add their favorite apps there? Is this all so in-understandable?! Again: 99.9% of jailbreakers wouldn't do it if the iOS would slow the tweaks to be loaded in the first place!! Apple, here is your fix: include or allow all custom teaks out there to maximize the usability of our property (iPhone /iPad /etc...). Thanks.

clown - August 5, 2016 at 2:13pm

Where is 200,000 for the bug they found is reality after they fixed it. Worried about a lawusits.

Paul - August 5, 2016 at 5:37am

It will never be the end of jailbreaking where is Apple going to get the inspiration for the next updates when remember is everyone apple is a company with shareholders when they are loosing money it will change

clown - August 5, 2016 at 4:05am

Basically do not want ios 10 jail broken , even though was ruled perfectly legal. They are trying to prevent it from happening .

curtixman - August 5, 2016 at 12:50am

Oh man:( this wouldn't make me so sad if iOS 10 wasn't so lacklustre. I was so hoping that iOS 10 would introduce a richer, more open and full functional OS. When it turned out to be basically nothing noteworthy at all I was disappointed. This news just throws it over the top. I am so sad about this :((

curtixman - August 5, 2016 at 12:54am

It just occurred to me that realistically, the max any public ally available jailbreak dependent exploit would garnish would be $50k. There hasn't been a public exploit in the top two tiers in many years. That I know of anyway.

Here - August 5, 2016 at 12:27am

It can be or not the end of JB, depends of the spirit and true objectives of jailbreakers, they can either continue working "altruistically" to free the iPhone, join the juicy rewarding program of Apple or start charging for the jailbreak, still many options out there.

AverageReviewer - August 5, 2016 at 12:27am

Okay as much as I hate to say it I would definitely sell the vulnerability before making it available to the public. #SorryNotSorry

JuergenWest - August 5, 2016 at 12:23am

Not necessarily the end of jailbreaking as there will always be agencies who will pay more for exclusive access. As for public free jailbreaking, maybe now it will become more of s business in order to remain viable and competing to Apple's outreach for exploits.

Kk - August 5, 2016 at 12:21am

Free jailbreak for the public? Or easy 200k$? We all know what the decision will be.. Thank you jb team for letting us experience how awesome an iphone can be when jailbroken.. And if there will be no jb in the future, then the iphone 6s will be my last iphone..

Pug Nuts - August 5, 2016 at 12:18am

Upping the price to end jailbreaking! That sucks!

Dan - August 5, 2016 at 12:12am

Jailbreaking is DONE

Basswow - August 5, 2016 at 12:11am

Is that the end of jailbreaks?

Amedgt - August 5, 2016 at 12:15pm

That no enough money for what Apple make... Giving them the the vulnerability of their system ... The double a double of the money every time they get a tip for the vulnerability come on APPLE should be at least 1,000,000 dollars for vulnerability