ANNOUNCING HACK THE ARMY 3.0 RESULTS: A CONVERSATION WITH DEFENSE DIGITAL SERVICE, U.S. ARMY, AND HACK THE ARMY 3.0’S TOP HACKER

Hack the Army 3.0 was a six-week Defense Digital Service/HackerOne bug bounty challenge against Army and West Point web assets that involved ~40 vetted researchers and resulted in 238 reported vulnerabilities (102 high or critical). The program awarded over $150,000 to civilian hackers, included participation from military personnel, and emphasized triage, validation, and remediation workflows; the report is an interview-style overview of the engagement, its benefits, and recommended practices for continuing hacker-powered security programs.