Mirai Vulnerability Disclosed, But Exploits May Constitute Hacking Back

The Mirai botnet apparently has a weakness that could shut down its ability to flood targets with HTTP requests. But exploiting that vulnerability puts defenders in a gray area with regard to hacking back. Researchers at Invincea Labs discovered three vulnerabilities in Mirai, one of which is the...

Yahoo Formally Launches Bug Bounty Program

As promised, Yahoo formally kicked off its bug bounty program late last week, aiming to correct what many in the security industry viewed as misstep after it handed out a paltry $12.50 credit to a researcher for discovering a cross-site scripting error. The company caught flak when in September...