all InfoSec news
Google Pays $10M in Bug Bounties in 2023
Schneier on Security www.schneier.com
BleepingComputer has the details. It’s $2M less than in 2022, but it’s still a lot.
The highest reward for a vulnerability report in 2023 was $113,337, while the total tally since the program’s launch in 2010 has reached $59 million.
For Android, the world’s most popular and widely used mobile operating system, the program awarded over $3.4 million.
Google also increased the maximum reward amount for critical vulnerabilities concerning Android to $15,000, driving increased community reports.
During security conferences …
android bleepingcomputer bounties bug bug bounties economics of security google launch lot mobile mobile operating system operating system popular program report reward system vulnerabilities vulnerability world