Security News > 2020 > January > Google Sets Record High in Bug-Bounty Payouts

Google paid out $6.5 million in bug-bounty rewards in 2019, which doubles the internet behemoth's previous annual top total.

Requested quarry includes apps that violate Google Play, Google API and Google Chrome Web Store Extension privacy policies.

Google tripled top reward payouts for security flaws in Chrome from $5,000 to $15,000 - and doubled the maximum reward amount for high-quality reports from $15,000 to $30,000.

Finally, the Google Play Security Reward Program saw $650,000 in rewards paid out in the second half of 2019, after it expanded its scope to any app with more than 100 million installs.

Google reported that VRP researchers in also donated $500,000 to charity during the year, which it said also sets a high-water mark - that total is five times the previous record for charitable giving.

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