Cloud Security Big Rewards Offered in Dedicated Google Cloud Bug Bounty Program More than 460 products and services are covered under Google Cloud’s new VRP, with 140 eligible for top tier bug bounty rewards. Ionut ArghireOctober 21, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Now Offering Up to $250,000 for Chrome Vulnerabilities Google has significantly increased the rewards for Chrome browser vulnerabilities, offering up to $250,000 for remote code execution bugs. Ionut ArghireAugust 28, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Play Bug Bounty Program Shutting Down Google is shutting down its Google Play Security Reward Program (GPSRP) after determining that it has achieved its goal. Eduard KovacsAugust 21, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Samsung Bug Bounty Program Payouts Reach $5M, Top Reward Increased to $1M Samsung has paid out nearly $5 million through its bug bounty program since 2017 and the tech giant announced that the top reward has... Eduard KovacsAugust 6, 2024
Vulnerabilities Microsoft Bug Bounty Payouts Increased to $16.6 Million in Past Year Microsoft paid out $16.6 million to over 340 security researchers through its bug bounty programs over the past year. Eduard KovacsAugust 6, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Offering $250,000 for Full VM Escape in New KVM Bug Bounty Program Google has announced a new KVM bug bounty program named kvmCTF with rewards of up to $250,000 for a full VM escape. Eduard KovacsJuly 1, 2024
Funding/M&A French Bug Bounty Platform YesWeHack Raises $28 Million YesWeHack has raised more than $52 million to date to build and market a crowdsourced vulnerability reporting platform. Ionut ArghireJune 13, 2024
Vulnerabilities GitHub Paid Out Over $4 Million via Bug Bounty Program The code hosting platform GitHub has paid out more than $4 million since the launch of its bug bounty program 10 years ago. Eduard KovacsJune 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Mozilla Launches 0Din Gen-AI Bug Bounty Program Mozilla has announced a 0Day Investigative Network (0Din) bug bounty program for LLMs and other deep learning tech. Eduard KovacsJune 7, 2024
Vulnerabilities Netflix Paid Out Over $1 Million via Bug Bounty Program Netflix has paid out more than $1 million for vulnerabilities found in its products since the launch of its bug bounty program in 2016. Eduard KovacsMay 29, 2024
Malware & Threats Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push Researchers can earn as much as $450,000 for a single vulnerability report as Google boosts its mobile vulnerability rewards program. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2024
Application Security Adobe Adds Content Credentials and Firefly to Bug Bounty Program Adobe is providing incentives for bug bounty hackers to report security flaws in its implementation of Content Credentials and Adobe Firefly. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2024
Vulnerabilities Zoom Paid Out $10 Million via Bug Bounty Program Since 2019 Video conferencing giant Zoom has paid out $10 million through its bug bounty program since it was launched in 2019. Eduard KovacsApril 4, 2024
Vulnerabilities Pentagon Received Over 50,000 Vulnerability Reports Since 2016 Since 2016, the US DoD has received over 50,000 submissions through its vulnerability disclosure program. Ionut ArghireMarch 18, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Paid Out $10 Million via Bug Bounty Programs in 2023 Google paid out $10 million via its bug bounty programs in 2023, bringing the total to nearly $60 million since 2010. Eduard KovacsMarch 12, 2024
Vulnerabilities Microsoft Offers Up to $20,000 for Vulnerabilities in Defender Products Microsoft invites researchers to new bug bounty program focused on vulnerabilities in its Defender products. Ionut ArghireNovember 22, 2023
Vulnerabilities Microsoft Paid Out $63 Million Since Launch of First Bug Bounty Program 10 Years Ago Over the past ten years, Microsoft has handed out $63 million in rewards as part of its bug bounty programs. Ionut ArghireNovember 21, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Google Announces Bug Bounty Program and Other Initiatives to Secure AI Google announces a bug bounty program and other initiatives for increasing the safety and security of AI. Ionut ArghireOctober 26, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Offers Up to $15,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program Microsoft is offering rewards of up to $15,000 in a new bug bounty program dedicated to its new AI-powered Bing. Ionut ArghireOctober 13, 2023
Vulnerabilities Google Expands Bug Bounty Program With Chrome, Cloud CTF Events Google is hosting capture the flag (CTF) events focused on Chrome’s V8 engine and on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). Ionut ArghireOctober 9, 2023