Bounty for iOS jailbreak exploit jumps to $1.5 million<article>
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<p>The value for zero-day exploits targeting Apple's iOS software is jumping. On Thursday, a company called Zerodium began offering as much as US $1.5 million for them.</p><p>Zerodium is the same company that offered
$1 million last year for an exclusive iOS zero-day exploit that can remotely jailbreak a device. However, that bounty was only temporary, and it was eventually
awarded last November.</p><p>Zerodium's new $1.5 million bounty is asking for a remote jailbreak exploit targeting iOS 10. The bounty will be offered all year long, Chaouki Bekrar, the company's CEO, said in an email. The company's original offer was a maximum of $500,000.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3126018/security/bounty-for-ios-jailbreak-exploit-jumps-to-15-million.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Bounty for iOS jailbreak exploit jumps to $1.5 million
