Apple Inc is offering cyber security researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered by a company to defend against hackers, at a time of rising concern about governments breaking into the mobile devices of dissidents, journalists and human rights advocates.

Unlike other technology providers, Apple previously offered rewards only to invited researchers who tried to find flaws in its phones and cloud backups.

At the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, the company said it would open the process to all researchers, add Mac software and other targets, and offer a range of rewards, called "bounties," for the most significant findings.

The $1 million prize would apply only to remote access to the iPhone kernel without any action from the phone's user. Apple's previous highest bounty was $200,000 for friendly reports of bugs that can then be fixed with software updates and not leave them exposed to criminals or spies.

Government contractors and brokers have paid as much as $2 million for the most effective hacking techniques to obtain information from devices. Apple's new bounties, however, are in the same range as some published prices from contractors.

Apple is taking other steps to make research easier, including offering a modified phone that has some security measures disabled. A principal component of breaches is programs that take advantage of otherwise unknown flaws in the phones, their software or installed applications.

A number of private companies, such as Israel's NSO Group, sell hacking capabilities to governments.

"NSO Group develops technology that is licensed to intelligence and law enforcement agencies for the sole purpose of preventing and investigating terror and crime," NSO said in a statement. "It is not a tool to target journalists for doing their job or to silence critics."

Apple is the most secure personal tech in the world that's a fact what stays on an iPhone stays on an iPhone unless erased

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Kingkun69:
Apple is the most secure personal tech in the world that's a fact what stays on an iPhone stays on an iPhone unless erased

This reminds me of the FBI vs Apple story .
I just love iPhones Mehn !

Hmm

yeah

it is nt apple or samsung,it is nt making sense. like for apple share for samsung

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After cracking the phone and getting $1M, be ready for immediately employment too.. They are never letting you go.. Tech is the future!

Kingkun69:
Apple is the most secure personal tech in the world that's a fact what stays on an iPhone stays on an iPhone unless erased

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The entire South Africa couldn't unlock Oscar Pistorious' iPhone. They had to take it to the US to be unlocked.

If China finds a way of unlocking iPhones, they won't talk. They'll just keep the secret and be using it to spy.

We Nigerians are smart, just create the enabling environment

Biritiko:

This reminds me of the FBI vs Apple story .
I just love iPhones Mehn !

j what happened between Apple and fbi?

OkoYibo:
The entire South Africa couldn't unlock Oscar Pistorious' iPhone. They had to take it to the US to be unlocked.

If China finds a way of unlocking iPhones, they won't talk. They'll just keep the secret and be using it to spy.

trust the Chinese na. But I'm hoping the Chinese can build a high tech security device like the iPhone. At this stage and with there kinda nature, devices like Umidigi, Xiaomi, Tecno, Infinix etc should have mad security like the iPhone

Blastedholligan:
trust the Chinese na. But I'm hoping the Chinese can build a high tech security device like the iPhone. At this stage and with there kinda nature, devices like Umidigi, Xiaomi, Tecno, Infinix etc should have mad security like the iPhone

It's like you don't know Chinese, they will still createa backdoor to spy on their citizens

nengibo:

It's like you don't know Chinese, they will still createa backdoor to spy on their citizens

lol. It seems you know these guys well. They innovative though

Blastedholligan:
lol. It seems you know these guys well. They innovative though

No doubt about that, but they're anti free speech and religion

OP.where was Nigeria mentioned?
Useless blogger wannabe

Blastedholligan:
j what happened between Apple and fbi?

Just type it to google bro . You will see all the details.
FBI could not open an iPhone found at a shooting scene and wanted Apple to open it for them .
The iPhone was locked with a four-digit passcode that the FBI was unable to crack. They brought court order, brought everything.
Apple ceo said No
The case loud gaan

Biritiko:

Just type it to google bro . You will see all the details.
FBI could not open an iPhone found at a shooting scene and wanted Apple to open it for them .
The iPhone was locked with a four-digit passcode that the FBI was unable to crack. They brought court order, brought everything.
Apple ceo said No
The case loud gaan

The story weak me... A while America FBI couldn't unlock 4-digit pass code. You just have to give it to iPhone when it comes to security.

This headline is misleading.

What manner of journalism is this

seanwilliam:
it is nt apple or samsung,it is nt making sense. like for apple share for samsung

Over and over again it has come to be that the bolded is no longer true!!

Biritiko:

Just type it to google bro . You will see all the details.
FBI could not open an iPhone found at a shooting scene and wanted Apple to open it for them .
The iPhone was locked with a four-digit passcode that the FBI was unable to crack. They brought court order, brought everything.
Apple ceo said No
The case loud gaan

Complete the story!!!
Las Las the iPhone was unlocked... By who A private IT firm!!

PhenomenalMorgan:

Complete the story!!!
Las Las the iPhone was unlocked... By who A private IT firm!!

Proof that the phone was unlocked ??
The IT firm that was named in the rumor denied it . So what’s your point?
Lmfao
Android fan spotted at close range .
Guess what? I will not wrestle with a pig
Have a good one !!

Cocao:
This headline is misleading.
What manner of journalism is this

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Chithauri:
are you single

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drjprince:
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