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How much is a 0-day vulnerability worth?
ZDnet has this article today of an ebay auction for information on a Microsoft Excel vulnerability that the auction-seller had notified Microsoft of. An online auction of a "brand new vulnerability" …
ZDnet has this article today of an ebay auction for information on a Microsoft Excel vulnerability that the auction-seller had notified Microsoft of.
An online auction of a "brand new vulnerability" in Microsoft Excel had reached about $60 when eBay pulled the item late Thursday.It's not terribly shocking when you realize that there are places online that people bid for access to thousands of zombied *(viral infected) pc's for mere dollars for a few thousand. I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing has been sold in places less public than ebay.
A seller using the name "fearwall" started the auction Wednesday evening at 1 cent. It was up to $56 on Thursday afternoon with 21 bids placed, and eBay quashed the auction soon after that.