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Umcwaningi wakwaGoogle uthe ngesonto eledlule i-Apple kufanele ithumele cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-2,5 ezinhlanganweni ezisiza umphakathi. Isizathu inani elikhulu lezimbungulu ohlelweni lokusebenza lwe-iOS alitholile futhi wabika enkampanini yama-apula.

U-Ian Beer ungomunye wamalungu ethimba le-Google le-Project Zero, eligxile ekwembuleni amaphutha ezokuphepha kusofthiwe yezinye izinkampani. Uma isiphazamisi sesitholakele, inkampani okukhulunywa ngayo inikezwa izinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ukuyilungisa - ngaphambi kokuthi isofthiwe ikhishelwe umphakathi. Inhloso yalolu hlelo olushiwo ngenhla ukwenza yonke i-inthanethi iphephe. Ufuna ukufeza lokhu ngokucindezela izinkampani ukuthi zilungise iziphazamisi ku-software yazo.

I-Apple yethule olwalo uhlelo lwe-bug bounty esikhathini esithile esedlule. Ngaphansi kwayo, abacwaningi bezokuphepha bayakhokhelwa ukuze bathole zonke izinhlobo zezimbungulu ezinhlelweni zayo zokusebenza. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlelo zokugxila okufanayo, nokho, uhlelo lwe-apula bug bounty lusebenza kuphela ngesimemo esikhethekile. Ukube u-Ian Beer wayethole isimemo esinjalo futhi ebambe iqhaza ngokusemthethweni ohlelweni, ubeyoba nelungelo lokuthola umklomelo wemali wamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1,23 ngenani lamaphutha awatholile futhi awabikile. Uma ubengavumela u-Apple ukuthi anikele ngomholo wakhe enhlanganweni esiza abantulayo, le mali izokhuphuka ifinyelele ku-$2,45 million. UBeer uthe wenze lesi sitatimende esidlangalaleni ngoba i-Apple yenza umsebenzi ongemuhle ekulungiseni iziphazamisi kwisoftware yayo.

I-Apple yethule uhlelo lwayo lwebhonasi yesiphazamisi sezokuphepha eminyakeni emibili edlule, kanti ukunikezwa okuphezulu kokutholakala sengozini kungu-$200. Kodwa ngemva konyaka, uhlelo lwaqala ukwehla kancane kancane - isizathu kwakuyimali ephansi i-Apple ekhokhele abacwaningi. Bakhetha ukubika ubungozi kohulumeni noma izinkampani ezibhekene nokugebenga amadivayisi we-Apple. Esinye seziqalo ezigxilwe ngendlela efanayo, ngokwesibonelo, sinikeze amadola ayizigidi ezintathu ukuveza lokho okubizwa ngokuthi yi-zero-day bug ku-iOS naku-macOS.

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