---
id: 3205
title: "Ethical Security Research on SecureDrop"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/ethical-security-research-on-securedrop/"
published_at: "2017-09-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "responsible-disclosure", "ethics", "securedrop", "press-freedom"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3205"
lang: en
---

# Ethical Security Research on SecureDrop

## Summary

After a QR-code malware incident aimed at journalists, SecureDrop and Bugcrowd publish ethical research rules — no malware on live instances, no DoS — and add rewards up to $2,500 for valid findings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/ethical-security-research-on-securedrop/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3205