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Microsoft’s Black Hat-like hacking event returns with bigger rewards.
Microsoft’s hacking event, Zero Day Quest, is back and accepting nominations today until October 4th. This year there is up to $5 million in bounty awards, up $1 million on last year’s figure. Microsoft is even offering multiplied bounty awards for the most critical issues in products like Azure, Copilot, and Microsoft 365. Security researchers will also get a chance to qualify for a live hacking event at Microsoft’s headquarters in spring 2026.
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