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Slack pays stingy $1,750 reward for a desktop hijack vulnerability

A researcher responsibly disclosed multiple vulnerabilities to Slack that allowed an attacker to hijack a user’s computer, and they were only rewarded a measly $1,750. The researcher Oskars Vegeris of Evolution Gaming shared extensive details on the vulnerability. Slack paid $1750. Seventeen Hundred and FIFTY bucks for the responsible disclosure of the vulnerabilities. Slack is a $20 billion company Slack building messaging app used by major corporations and major corporations, would’ve faced severe consequences had an exploit of this kind be sold on illicit dark web markets.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/slack-pays-stingy-1-750-reward-for-a-desktop-hijack-vulnerability/

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