Google is taking the fight to hackers by increasing the rewards it hands out to researchers who flag vulnerabilities in the company's products. Its security reward program now covers additional services including Chrome browser apps and extensions that the company has developed and branded as "by Google." Researchers who report vulnerabilities can grab between $500 and $10,000, depending on the permissions and data involved in an extension where bugs are discovered, said Google's Eduardo Vela Nava and Michal Zalewski in a blog post.Google Offers Higher Bounties for Security Bugs
Google is taking the fight to hackers by increasing the rewards it hands out to researchers who flag vulnerabilities in the company's products. Its security reward program now covers additional services including Chrome browser apps and extensions that the company has developed and branded as "by Google." Researchers who report vulnerabilities can grab between $500 and $10,000, depending on the permissions and data involved in an extension where bugs are discovered, said Google's Eduardo Vela Nava and Michal Zalewski in a blog post.
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