Google paid $12 million as bug bounty; fixed over 2,900 security issues in 2022
1 year, 9 months ago

Google paid $12 million as bug bounty; fixed over 2,900 security issues in 2022

The Hindu  

Google, in 2022, paid security researchers over $12 million in bounty under its VRP. Researchers helped the company identify and fix over 2,900 security issues throughout the year, according to a company blog post. Google also awarded researchers for filing 700 security reports through the invite only ACSRP, a private reward program offered by the company in collaboration with Android chipset makers. The company paid a total of $4 million in 2022 for 363 vulnerabilities in Chrome Browser and 110 security issues in ChromeOS. The program rewards researchers and bounty hunters for identifying and reporting bugs in Google products except for third-party websites and acquisitions the company has had for less than six months.

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Google paid $10 million in bug bounty rewards in 2023
9 months, 1 week ago

Google paid $10 million in bug bounty rewards in 2023

The Hindu  

Google awarded $10 million in bug bounty rewards in 2023. Google also increased the maximum reward amount for critical vulnerabilities concerning Android to $15,000 to increase community reports. The program also increased rewards for bugs in older versions of Chrome’s Java Script engine, leading to significant discoveries and rewards like a $30,000 award for a long existing optimisation bug. Google …

Google launches new bug bounty program, will reward Rs 25 lakh for reporting bugs in its open-source software
2 years, 3 months ago

Google launches new bug bounty program, will reward Rs 25 lakh for reporting bugs in its open-source software

India Today  

Google has launched a new bug bounty program to reward security researchers if they find and report bugs in the latest open-source software -- Google OSS. Google announced the bug bounty program at the time of launching its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program. Notably, Google software and repository settings are the focus of the organization's recently launched Vulnerability Reward …

Google to pay ₹25 lakh to find bugs in its open source projects
2 years, 3 months ago

Google to pay ₹25 lakh to find bugs in its open source projects

Live Mint  

Technology giant Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company's Open Source projects. The larger amounts will also go to unusual or particularly interesting vulnerabilities, "so creativity is encouraged," said Google while launching its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Programme. With the addition of Google's …

Google faces $1 billion UK trial over app store pricing
2 years, 5 months ago

Google faces $1 billion UK trial over app store pricing

The Hindu  

Google faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on …

Here’s Why Google Is ‘Thanking’ This Indian Techie
2 years, 10 months ago

Here’s Why Google Is ‘Thanking’ This Indian Techie

News 18  

Another day, another Indian techie shows their expertise in helping a technology giant with security vulnerabilities. “Since submitting their first report in 2019, Aman has reported over 280 valid vulnerabilities to the Android VRP and has been a crucial part of making our program so successful," Sarah Jacobus, Vulnerability Rewards Team mentioned in the report. Pandey is one of the …

Google challenges techies to find security bugs in Android 12, will pay up to Rs 7 crore for serious bugs
3 years, 6 months ago

Google challenges techies to find security bugs in Android 12, will pay up to Rs 7 crore for serious bugs

India Today  

Android 12 is now available on select phones but in the very initial beta stage. Google now wants techies to find and report these security bugs under the Android Security Rewards Program with rewards of over Rs 7 crore if they find serious bugs. The Android Security Rewards Program covers bugs in code that runs on eligible devices and is …

Google to spend $3.8 million to settle accusations of hiring, pay biases
3 years, 10 months ago

Google to spend $3.8 million to settle accusations of hiring, pay biases

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc’s Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in backpay, to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs had found “preliminary indicators” that Google from 2014 to 2017 at times underpaid 2,783 women in …

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