Google is taking Android security very seriously. Since the company launched the Android Security Rewards program last year, it has reportedly paid a hefty $550,000 to 82 people for discovering various bugs in Android.
It seems, however, as though Google wants to take things to the next level. The company will be offering between 33 percent and 50 percent more money than previously for reports of Android bugs filed after June 1, 2016. Researchers who show a proof of concept and a proposed patch will get 50 percent more, while others will get 33 percent more than previous payouts.
According to a blog post on the Google security blog, the top-paid researcher was paid a whopping $75,750 for 26 vulnerability reports, and 15 researchers were paid $10,000 or more.
“Together, we made a huge investment in security research that has made Android stronger. We’re just getting started and are looking forward to doing even more in the future,” said Google in its blog post. For the full article click here
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