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Google Bug Bounty Rewards for Android Applications

Google has enhanced the security of its first-party Android applications by launching the Mobile Vulnerability Reward Program. The Mobile VRP aims to encourage researchers and security experts to identify and…

PravinKarthik May 24, 2023

Pwn2Own Toronto ! 63 Exploits $934,750 Bounty

At the latest Pwn2Own competition hosted by Trend Micro, participants discovered zero-day vulnerabilities in a range of products. The three-day competition, totally paid out $934,750 to contestants. 26 contestants and…

PravinKarthik December 12, 2022

LockBit 3.0 – Bug Bounty Program Update

LockBit 3.0, has been released by the prolific LockBit ransomware group, it has important novelties such as a bug bounty program, Zcash payment, and new extortion tactics. LockBit 3.0 was…

PravinKarthik August 2, 2022

Google Bumps Bug Bounty for Android 13 Beta

Google has increased its bug-bounty program to offer a whopping $1.5 million for Android 13 Beta exploit. To be precise, Hack of the Titan M security chip that ships with…

PravinKarthik May 3, 2022

New Zealand made Bug Bounty Reporting A Mandatory

New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has advised government agencies to introduce vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs) that allow members of the public to report potential software vulnerabilities or other…

PravinKarthik February 15, 2022

Google Bug Bounty Payout 2021 Report

Google has said it handed out a record $8.7 million in bug bounty payouts in 2021 as part of its Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs). A total of 696 researchers from…

PravinKarthik February 11, 2022

Zerodium Hikes Payout on Microsoft Outlook RCE

Zerodium a Zero Day exploit broker has announced it will pay $400,000 for zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Outlook email client. It says the increased payout…

PravinKarthik January 29, 2022

Google Patches Vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google rolled out new security update for Chrome, to address 20 vulnerabilities in the browser, including 16 reported by external researchers. 15 are rated high severity. Nearly half of them…

PravinKarthik December 7, 2021