Operation Zero, a company that acquires and sells zero-days exclusively to the Russian government and local Russian companies, announced on Thursday that it’s looking for exploits for the popular messaging app Telegram, and is willing to offer up to $4 million for them.
The exploit broker is offering up to $500,000 for a “one-click” remote code execution (RCE) exploit; up to $1.5 million for a zero-click RCE exploit; and up to $4 million for a “full chain” of exploits, presumably referring to a series of bugs that allow hackers to go from accessing a target’s Telegram account to their whole operating system or device.
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