Chrome Hacker Gets $60k For Finding Exploit

[HardOCP News]

How much did you make last year? This guy made $60,000 for finding an exploit in Chrome.

Congrats to long-time Chromium contributor Sergey Glazunov who just submitted our first Pwnium entry. Looks like it qualifies as a “Full Chrome” exploit, qualifying for a $60k reward. We’re working fast on a fix that we’ll push via auto-update.

 

[SkribbelKat]

I wonder if Chrome is classified as spyware or a trojan horse under formal definitions of either.

 

[Ryokurin]

Hopefully it will stop people from thinking that chrome is bulletproof because of it's sandbox. It's had two exploits so far this time around.

 

[paladinsama]

I wonder if Chrome is classified as spyware or a trojan horse under formal definitions of either.

The way how googleupdater works, it perfectly classifies as a trojan horse.

 

[jimmyb]

I wonder if Chrome is classified as spyware or a trojan horse under formal definitions of either.

No. Both "spyware" and "trojan horse" are almost universally defined as being malicious software. You have to be sperging pretty hard to earnestly believe Chrome is malicious software.

 

[w4ffles]

No. Both "spyware" and "trojan horse" are almost universally defined as being malicious software. You have to be sperging pretty hard to earnestly believe Chrome is malicious software.

Chrome -> Google -> takes your information any chance they get.

Am I missing something here?

 

[kllrnohj]

Chrome -> Google -> takes your information any chance they get.

Am I missing something here?

Yes, you're missing facts.