Google awarded $10 million in bug bounties last year, the second highest in the program's history
The largest single payout was $113,337
Bug bounty articles
AI-generated bug reports are becoming a big waste of time for developers
Better sounding crap is still hallucinated crap, curl project creator states
Google reveals bug bounty program for its own Android apps like Chrome, Gmail and the search widget
The company paid $12 million to security researchers in 2022
Meta awarded researcher a $27,200 bug bounty for glitch that bypassed Facebook 2FA
There was no limit on how many times users could get their 2FA code wrong
Google pays researcher $70,000 for discovering simple Android lock screen bypass bug
Make sure your Android device is up to date
Microsoft increases bug bounty awards for high-impact Microsoft 365 flaws
More money is needed to fund security research
Apple is still investigating three iOS 15 zero-days after researcher criticizes bug bounty program
Researcher claims app review process allows malicious apps to slip through to App Store
Instagram was storing deleted photos and DMs on its servers for over a year
The bug has now been fixed
Bug bounty hunter snags $100,000 award for zero-day bug in 'Sign in with Apple' system
Cupertino patched the hole before it could be used in the wild
Hackers scored a record $40M in bug bounties in 2019
Seven of them have made a million dollars from their craft
Microsoft will award up to $20K for finding vulnerabilities in Xbox Live
Strengthening security of the service would mean less downtime and more playtime for the 64 million+ gamers on the platform
Google paid researchers $6.5 million in bug bounties last year
The largest single reward was $201,337
OnePlus launches a bug bounty program with rewards of up to $7,000
The company is also partnering with HackerOne to let security researchers test OnePlus' systems for vulnerabilities
Apple says teen that discovered FaceTime bug is eligible for bug bounty
Reward could be between $25,000 and $200,000
Valve awards $20,000 bug bounty for exploit that produced unlimited free games
Valve quickly plugged that hole as soon as it found out
HP launches a bug bounty program for printers
The industry's first bug bounty program for printing devices
Intel expands bug bounty program to include Spectre-style vulnerabilities, ups reward to $250,000
Could it help prevent another security disaster?
Security researcher gives up $30,000 bug bounty after DJI allegedly threatened legal action
Ambiguity leads to backlash amid legal threats
Microsoft criticizes Google over handling of Chrome exploit
Remote code execution vulnerability appears on Github
Samsung is the latest to offer a mobile-focused bug bounty program
Earn up to $200,000
Microsoft's extended bug bounty program now pays up to $250,000
Microsoft is generous to those who discover bugs