Citizens,
I would like to announce our bug bounty program.
We're now offering rewards of up to $10,000 USD for the disclosure of serious vulnerabilities. Rewards can be paid via PayPal in most currencies, Bitcoin, or of course the equivalent value in Donator Packs.
Generally we're interested in processes that can result in the unintended loss of data / changing of data / disclosure of private data, processes that cause site-wide slowness / degradation of performance for all other players, and exploits that provide a player with a clear unfair advantage, for example item / money duplication.
Critical - $10,000 USD
For example, a serious vulnerability that if abused to maximum effect, could have forced us to restore all users to a previous backup after significant loss or corruption of data which cannot be manually resolved.
High - $2,500 USD
For example, a vulnerability that can provide a clear unfair advantage to a player, such as item / money duplication. Serious forms of SQL injection. Vulnerabilities that can result in slowness / performance issues for all other players. I.e. Something that we would have generally spotted ourselves over time and could resolve manually.
Medium - $1,000 USD
Other less significant vulnerabilities / exploits that could deteriorate the game for other players in terms of site performance, gameplay or balance. Limited blind SQL injection. Something that was previously unknown to us that we would still want to take immediate action on.
In some cases, at our discretion, we may also provide smaller rewards for discoveries that we don't feel are severe enough to meet the above tiers.
We'll be open and honest about the severity of a reported vulnerability even if you've not been able to confirm its potential impact. Once reported, we'll investigate to understand how significant it is. We are comfortable with these values, and very happy to monetarily reward those who find such vulnerabilities.
If you are unsure if a vulnerability you've found meets the criteria for a reward, you can provide us with a general summary / level of potential risk and we'll be able to advise the estimated reward value before you reveal it.
Anyone who receives a Bug Bounty reward will also receive the Bug Swatter item and be added to a list (anonymized if they wish).
If an exploit has been used by someone who comes forward, assuming it can be accurately reversed with no remaining advantage, leniency will certainly be shown and it's unlikely any punishment will be required.
I'll also include our Policy here.
Vulnerabilities can be reported in-game to any staff members who will pass it up to management, or to our webmaster@torn.com email account.
Edit: As of 29/10/2021 we've updated our rewards. Critical: $2,500 -> $10,000. High: $1,000 -> $2,500. Medium: $500 -> $1,000
Thanks.
I would like to announce our bug bounty program.
We're now offering rewards of up to $10,000 USD for the disclosure of serious vulnerabilities. Rewards can be paid via PayPal in most currencies, Bitcoin, or of course the equivalent value in Donator Packs.
Generally we're interested in processes that can result in the unintended loss of data / changing of data / disclosure of private data, processes that cause site-wide slowness / degradation of performance for all other players, and exploits that provide a player with a clear unfair advantage, for example item / money duplication.
Critical - $10,000 USD
For example, a serious vulnerability that if abused to maximum effect, could have forced us to restore all users to a previous backup after significant loss or corruption of data which cannot be manually resolved.
High - $2,500 USD
For example, a vulnerability that can provide a clear unfair advantage to a player, such as item / money duplication. Serious forms of SQL injection. Vulnerabilities that can result in slowness / performance issues for all other players. I.e. Something that we would have generally spotted ourselves over time and could resolve manually.
Medium - $1,000 USD
Other less significant vulnerabilities / exploits that could deteriorate the game for other players in terms of site performance, gameplay or balance. Limited blind SQL injection. Something that was previously unknown to us that we would still want to take immediate action on.
In some cases, at our discretion, we may also provide smaller rewards for discoveries that we don't feel are severe enough to meet the above tiers.
We'll be open and honest about the severity of a reported vulnerability even if you've not been able to confirm its potential impact. Once reported, we'll investigate to understand how significant it is. We are comfortable with these values, and very happy to monetarily reward those who find such vulnerabilities.
If you are unsure if a vulnerability you've found meets the criteria for a reward, you can provide us with a general summary / level of potential risk and we'll be able to advise the estimated reward value before you reveal it.
Anyone who receives a Bug Bounty reward will also receive the Bug Swatter item and be added to a list (anonymized if they wish).
If an exploit has been used by someone who comes forward, assuming it can be accurately reversed with no remaining advantage, leniency will certainly be shown and it's unlikely any punishment will be required.
I'll also include our Policy here.
If you believe you've found a security issue in our product or service, we encourage you to notify us. We welcome working with you to resolve the issue promptly.
Disclosure Policy
- Let us know as soon as possible upon discovery of a potential vulnerability, and we'll make every effort to quickly resolve the issue.
- Provide us a reasonable amount of time to resolve the issue before any disclosure to the public or a third-party.
- Make a good faith effort to avoid privacy violations, destruction of data, and interruption or degradation of our service. Only interact with accounts you own or with explicit permission of the account holder.
Exclusions
While researching, we'd like to ask you to refrain from:
- Denial of service
- Spamming
- Social engineering (including phishing) of TORN LTD staff or contractors
- Any physical attempts against TORN LTD property or data centers
Safe Harbor
Any activities conducted in a manner consistent with this policy will be considered authorized conduct and we will not initiate legal action against you. If legal action is initiated by a third party against you in connection with activities conducted under this policy, we will take steps to make it known that your actions were conducted in compliance with this policy.
Thank you for helping keep TORN and our users safe!
Vulnerabilities can be reported in-game to any staff members who will pass it up to management, or to our webmaster@torn.com email account.
Edit: As of 29/10/2021 we've updated our rewards. Critical: $2,500 -> $10,000. High: $1,000 -> $2,500. Medium: $500 -> $1,000
Thanks.