Comment by eastbound

4 months ago

This. Fortunately the law makes it that it’s inconvenient (possible prison time) to use the black market, which is a big thumb on the balance, but bug bounties are also often only $3000…

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Aachen  4 months ago

> Fortunately the law makes it that it’s inconvenient (possible prison time) to use the black market

Don't forget that most people also simply don't sell bugs. They're not for sale in the first place; the bounty would be a thank-you or nice bonus, not a replacement for selling it

I'm certainly not in a criminal bubble so I can't say how big the other side is, but (as a security consultant who knows a reasonable number of hackers) I doubt that I know anyone who'd choose, after getting no response from the company, to sell a bug for profit to a louche party rather than going full disclosure and warning everyone -- or just doing nothing because it's not like it's their problem

Edit: nvm someone did come to mind. We tried to steer them onto the right path at our weekly CTF team meetings but I'm not sure we succeeded. Anywho, still one to a few dozen

yieldcrv  4 months ago

Which law makes it a criminal sanction to use a black market like darknet marketplaces

Software Exploits arent considered arms it is information that can be sold, the liability is on the person that does the unauthorized access, the person that steals data, the person that uses the data

Hacking syndicates distribute liability akin to any corporation