Microsoft pays $2.3M for cloud and AI flaws at Zero Day Quest
Microsoft has awarded $2.3 million to security researchers after receiving nearly 700 submissions during this year's Zero Day Quest hacking contest. [...]
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Microsoft has awarded $2.3 million to security researchers after receiving nearly 700 submissions during this year's Zero Day Quest hacking contest. [...]
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Microsoft has revealed that it's pursuing legal action against a "foreign-based threat–actor group" for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and produce offensive and harmful content
Microsoft announced today at its Ignite annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, that it's expanding its bug bounty programs with Zero Day Quest, a new hacking event focusing on cloud and AI products and platforms. [...]
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