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Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event with $4 million in rewards

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Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2024-11-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Microsoft announced the Zero Day Quest bug bounty initiative targeting cloud and AI, offering increased payouts (including doubled awards for AI vulnerabilities), a research challenge running Nov 19, 2024–Jan 19, 2025, and potential invitations to a 2025 onsite hacking event; aligned with the Secure Future Initiative, the announcement references past exploitation of Microsoft platforms and introduces a preview Windows 11 administrator protection feature.

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