Security News > 2017 > October > Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps
2017-10-19 11:14
Better late than never. Google has finally launched a bug bounty program for Android apps on Google Play Store, inviting security researchers to find and report vulnerabilities in some of the most popular Android apps. Dubbed "Google Play Security Reward," the bug bounty program offers security researchers to work directly with Android app developers to find and fix vulnerabilities in their
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