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Zerodium is a proxy for governments wanting to buy exploits. That niche IM client might be the software of choice for a child-exploitation ring or a high level
by mike_d 5y ago
Zerodium is a proxy for governments wanting to buy exploits. That niche IM client might be the software of choice for a child-exploitation ring or a high level ISIS commander.
Comparatively a single hellfire missile costs $150k - plus $32 million for the drone to fire it from.
- t0mas88 5y agoThe 100k exploit bounty is probably less than the yearly cost of 1 agent for many government organisations. So the target doesn't even have to be a high value ISIS terrorist to make this bounty worth it. Just save them 1 or 2 FTE somewhere and the economics already work.