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Google sees Mozilla's $3,000 and raises it $133.70

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On July 21, 2010, 9:00 AM

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In a move that's sure to attract bored hackers and unemployed software professionals, Google has substantially raised the maximum reward given to people who find security flaws in the Chromium web browser. The increase comes only days after Mozilla refreshed its Security Bug Bounty Program, which now pays $3,000 for bugs found in the organization's Firefox desktop browser, Thunderbird email client, as well as its mobile browser and other services the products rely on.

Not to be outdone, Google has upped its max payout to a more cryptic $3,133.70. That rate will apply to vulnerabilities deemed "critical" and reflects the fact that the sandbox makes it harder to find bugs of that severity. The search giant's base reward for less serious flaws will remain at $500, which is still a decent chunk of change if you enjoy uncovering exploits. You can find a "hall of fame" list of previous bugs as well as information about submitting your own discoveries here.

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  1. July 21, 2010 9:12 AM
    LNCPapa
    LNCPapa said:

    Well if that isn't that just ELEET then I don't know what is.

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  2. July 21, 2010 9:15 AM
    yangly18
    yangly18 said:

    Eleet=elite?

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  3. July 21, 2010 10:59 AM
    Guest said:

    Do we get our money first? Or we gonna have to trust them to give it to us after we tell them what the bug is?

    Reply
  4. July 21, 2010 11:01 AM
    Reloader2 said:

    I I am pretty sure you can trust Google to give you money. I am also pretty sure Google doesn't trust you enough to give you the money first.

    Reply
  5. July 21, 2010 2:30 PM
    LordAnarchy said:

    Cyptic? It's clearly a nod to the tech heads and gamers... E,LEET = Elite.. Nice.. Chrome FTW

    Reply
  6. July 22, 2010 9:10 AM
    Guest said:

    Yeah, that's clearly a reference to:

    Elite = "leet" = 1337 = $133.7

    Reply

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