We know that technology giants have been running reward programs for those who find vulnerabilities for years. However, Google made a big impact with its program for 2023. The company announced that it awarded a total of 10 million dollars (320 million TL) to users around the world within the scope of the Vulnerability Bounty Program last year.
Google distributed $10 million through bug bounty program in 2023
Google expanded its bug bounty program to nearly all of its services in 2023. Bug programs have been run on products ranging from generative AI models to Wear OS. According to the company’s statement, a total of 632 researchers from 68 countries were awarded in 2023.
The total payout was around $12 million in 2022. However, individual rewards have reportedly increased significantly. The largest single payment was $113,337 for a vulnerability report.
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Google also hosted a hacking event focused on Bard to test the security of artificial intelligence systems. At the event, 35 reports came from researchers working on using artificial intelligence to reveal secrets. Google paid over 87 thousand dollars for these reports.
Google also wants to highlight the growing role of artificial intelligence and reflect the need to ensure such systems are secure. As of 2023, it expanded its reward program to include generative artificial intelligence models.
It awarded $3.4 million for reported issues with Android and Google devices. Additionally, the maximum payment for critical errors was increased to 15 thousand dollars.