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When a bug is found, the hacker earns about Rs 175 million

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When a bug is found, the hacker earns about Rs 175 million A white-hat hacker (cybersecurity researcher) has received the biggest bug bounty award ever. On February 3, Armor Fi paid a white-hat hacker named Alexander Slindwine 1.5 million, or about  175 million, for finding a sensitive bug in his smart contract. Alexander discovered the bug before going to the insurance brokerage platform Armor Fi Live. If the bug had been left unchecked, it would have allowed a bad character with a dollar coverage to steal the entire Armor Fi underwriting contract. The company has since provided 1 million armor tokens to Alexander. At the time of the announcement of the Bounty Reward, one million tokens were worth 700,000. But as news of the new bug bounty and security patch spread, public confidence in the platform increased, pushing the price of the token by 1.58. At the same time, the total value of Alexander's token has reached 1.5 million dollars. Which has made this bounty the biggest bounty

WhatsApp's downward journey continues, Telegram became the number one app of January

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WhatsApp's downward journey continues, Telegram became the number one app of January With the issuance of new privacy terms and policies, the number of WhatsApp users has been declining. The company's new policy of sharing user data with Facebook has led users to look for alternatives to WhatsApp. Meanwhile, data analysis company Sensor Tower has released a new report. According to this, Telegram has risen to number one in the most downloaded app (non-gaming) in January. According to a report released by Censor Tower in December 2020, Telegram was ranked ninth on the list. However, in a period of one month, Telegram has become the first to surpass all. WhatsApp, which was previously in third place, has dropped two places to fifth. The ticket, which was number one till last month, is number two in January. Similarly, the signal is in third place. Instagram, which was previously in the fourth position, has reached the sixth position this time. According to the study report, Teleg

At the risk of all Google Chrome users' data, Google's request to update to the latest version immediately

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At the risk of all Google Chrome users' data, Google's request to update to the latest version immediately Cybersecurity researchers have found a major flaw in Google Chrome. Researchers have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. In this bug, hackers can easily access the device by placing a remote code on the user's device through Chrome. The process is also straightforward, and once a hacker gains access to a device, he or she can take full control of the device. Google has released a new version to address the problem of hackers accessing the device. On January 24, Google became aware of this vulnerability. The company unveiled a new version on February 4 with a solution to the problem. As soon as the new version is released, the company asks Google Chrome users to update immediately. Google did not say how many users were affected. However, the company said that this weakness is a big problem for users and requested to update the