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All posts tagged "bug bounty program"
Vulnerabilities
Google is restructuring bug bounty rewards with a focus on complex memory safety vulnerabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
Google has temporarily stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP).
Vulnerabilities
The biggest single reward paid out by Microsoft between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, was $200,000.
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic's Mythos is accelerating vulnerability discovery to machine speed, forcing the bug bounty industry and offensive security teams to adapt to a future where...
Vulnerabilities
Researchers found more than 80 high-impact cloud and AI vulnerabilities during the event, which had a $5 million prize pool.
Artificial Intelligence
Through the new program, OpenAI will reward reports covering design or implementation issues leading to material harm.
Vulnerabilities
Google paid over $3.7 million for Chrome vulnerabilities, and more than $3.5 million for cloud security defects.
Vulnerabilities
All critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft, third-party, and open source code are eligible for rewards if they impact Microsoft services.
Vulnerabilities
The total amount of money given to bug bounty hunters by the social media giant has reached $25 million.
Vulnerabilities
Researchers submitted 107 bug reports during the bugSWAT hacking event at the ESCAL8 conference in New Mexico.
Mobile & Wireless
Apple has announced significant updates to its bug bounty program, including new categories and target flags.
Artificial Intelligence
The company has updated the program’s scope and has combined the rewards for abuse and security issues into a single table.
Vulnerabilities
A researcher has been given the highest reward in Google’s Chrome bug bounty program for a sandbox escape with remote code execution.
Vulnerabilities
Microsoft handed out $17 million in rewards to 344 security researchers through its bug bounty programs over the past year.
Vulnerabilities
Research demonstrating high-impact cloud and AI security flaws will be rewarded at Microsoft’s Zero Day Quest competition in spring 2026.
Vulnerabilities
Valid, complete reports detailing remote code execution or elevation of privilege bugs in .NET qualify for the maximum rewards.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI has raised its maximum bug bounty payout to $100,000 (up from $20,000) for high-impact flaws in its infrastructure and products.
Vulnerabilities
In 2024, Google paid out nearly $12 million in bug bounties through its revamped vulnerability reward programs.
Vulnerabilities
Meta received close to 10,000 vulnerability reports and paid out over $2.3 million in bug bounty rewards in 2024.
Cybercrime
The FBI has officially pinned the $6 billion Binance hack on North Korea’s TraderTraitor as the attackers launder the stolen crypto.
Malware & Threats
Vulnerabilities
Funding/M&A
Significant cybersecurity deals were announced by Absolute Security, Aikido, Anthropic, Cohere, Hex-Rays, and Proofpoint.
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