Google says nearly $9 million given out in 2021 vulnerability rewards


Google announced this week that its Vulnerability Reward Programs doled out $8,700,000 for vulnerability rewards in 2021.

Researchers donated $300,000 of their rewards to a charity of their choice, according to a blog from Sarah Jacobus of Google’s Vulnerability Rewards Team.

For Android vulnerabilities, payouts doubled compared to 2020, with almost $3 million being rewarded to researchers for a variety of bugs. The company also handed out its largest Android payout ever at $157,000.

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Source: ZDNet