"Tesla values the work done by security researchers in improving the security of our products and service offerings," the company's vulnerability disclosure page reads.

A new bug bounty program intended to find vulnerabilities in the Marine Corps’ public-facing websites will be the DOD's sixth such program.

The purpose of Disclose.io is to avoid the legal messes that can arise when the terms of a bug bounty or vulnerability disclosure program are not clear.

Another private company is offering free services to campaigns and election officials ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

The highest bounty was $5,000 paid out eight times.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill in the latest effort to encourage agencies to use ethical hackers to secure their networks.