Comment by kasey_junk

6 hours ago

You think that most security researchers that can find an exploit are all willing to commit a heist with that exploit?

I’m not in the security industry but that strains credulity.

Where did I say that? Being capable of exploiting something and willing to are two different things.

The point is that bounties create an incentive to find and disclose vulns. That doesn’t require a black market for the exploits.

  • “Someone capable of finding a serious vulnerability is probably capable of exploiting it themselves. They don’t need a buyer.”

    I’m responding to this. I would assume the list of people able to find a vulnerability is much much greater than the number of people willing to do a one off heist with it.