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Google revamps bug bounty program
2021-07-28 06:58

Google has revealed that its bug bounty program - which it styles a "Vulnerability Reward Program" - has paid out for 11,055 bugs found in its services since 2010.

11,055 bugs seems like a lot, but it's not out of step with other vendors.

Google's disclosure - which appeared in a Tuesday post that also revealed the company has paid out over $29 million in bug bounties to 2022 researchers - came with news that the ad giant has decided its vulnerability reward program needs a major makeover.

The company has renamed it "Bug Hunters", whipped up a sparkling new site, and brought together programs that once covered discrete VRPs for Google, Android, Abuse, Chrome and Play.

The new site offers a "Single intake" for bug reports across all of the above, plus "a bit of healthy competition through gamification, per-country leader boards, awards/badges for certain bugs and more!".

If you're new to the bug-hunting game or looking to hone your skills, there's a brand new Bug Hunter University.


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