NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

FearsOff has solidified its position as a global leader in offensive security, ranking #1 in the Halls of Fame and Top Hackers lists of top crypto exchanges and bug bounty platforms like Binance, Bybit, OKX, Upbit, KuCoin, Okcoin, Cronos Labs, HackerOne, and beyond. As trusted security partners to Tron Network, HTX, and Crypto.com, FearsOff’s proactive threat identification and red teaming safeguard billions in digital assets, fortifying the integrity of critical financial ecosystems.

In 2025, FearsOff achieved a landmark discovery by identifying and responsibly disclosing CVE-2025-49113, a critical zero-day remote code execution vulnerability, in Roundcube, a webmail client used by over 53 million hosts worldwide. This decade-old authenticated PHP deserialization flaw earned a CVSS score of 9.9 due to its severe global impact potential. FearsOff’s swift collaboration with the UAE National Security Operations Center (NSOC) and the UAE Cybersecurity Council ensured rapid remediation, coordinated patching, and worldwide outreach to protect vulnerable infrastructures.

This effort exemplifies FearsOff’s commitment to impactful, large-scale security outcomes. By blending unparalleled technical expertise with strategic national-level coordination, we redefine Red Team excellence. Our work transcends traditional testing, delivering measurable results that strengthen global digital resilience.

FearsOff epitomizes the essence of an elite Red Team: skilled, ethical, agile, and transformative. Our innovation is reflected in the threats we neutralize, the trust we cultivate, and the global incidents we prevent. We proudly submit this nomination for Red Team of the Year, celebrating not only our achievements but the enduring security we enable.