Bugcrowd snaps up $102M for a ‘bug bounty’ security platform that taps 500K+ hackers

Bugcrowd — the startup that taps into a database of half a million hackers to help organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government set up and run bug bounty programs, cash rewards to freelancers who can identify bugs and vulnerabilities in their code — has picked up a big cash award of its own to … Read more

Blinken denounces Hong Kong’s ‘bounty list’ of overseas activists

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the Hong Kong government for publishing what he called a “bounty list” of pro-democracy activists living overseas, including a U.S. citizen. “We reject this attempt to threaten and harass those advocating for freedom and democracy,” Blinken said Friday. The Hong … Read more

Dog The Bounty Hunter Introduces New Family Member

Duane Chapman, famously known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, recently updated fans about his family’s growth. Don’t worry — the former bail bondsman did not introduce another son like his shocking revelation months earlier, but an adorable new puppy. Dog The Bounty Hunter Warms His Wife’s Heart With A Puppy The “Dog’s Most Wanted” star’s … Read more

Google expands bug bounty program to include rewards for AI attack scenarios

Piranka via Getty Images In cybersecurity, threats change quickly. Add rapidly evolving generative AI tech to the mix, and security concerns evolve by the minute. Google is one of the biggest players in artificial intelligence technology, and it recognizes the need to adapt to this threat. Google is expanding its existing Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) to … Read more

Bay Area baby belly beholding Battlefield bounty

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. If this newsletter comes across as a deranged delirium of barely coherent words, then blame TechCrunch Disrupt. This week, the TechCrunch team descended on San Francisco’s Moscone Center to celebrate one of the biggest to-dos in the startup world: TechCrunch … Read more