150 Bugs Found in the Hack the Marine Corps Challenge

In the recent Hack the Marine Corps competition, a part of the Hack the Pentagon security initiative, ethical hackers uncovered nearly 150 security vulnerabilities, netting more than $151,000 in awards, according to HackerOne. The Marine Corp challenge was the Department of Defense’s sixth bug bounty program, an effort aimed at strengthening the defenses of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN).

A live hacking event at this year’s DEF CON 26 in Las Vegas kick-started the Hack the Marines competition, catapulting hackers into action. During the live event, participating hackers sat beside men and women from the U.S. Marine Corps Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER).