Researchers found more than 80 high-impact cloud and AI vulnerabilities during the event, which had a $5 million prize pool.
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OpenAI Launches Bug Bounty Program for Abuse and Safety Risks
Through the new program, OpenAI will reward reports covering design or implementation issues leading to material harm.
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Google Paid Out $17 Million in Bug Bounty Rewards in 2025
Google paid over $3.7 million for Chrome vulnerabilities, and more than $3.5 million for cloud security defects.
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Microsoft Bug Bounty Program Expanded to Third-Party Code
All critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft, third-party, and open source code are eligible for rewards if they impact Microsoft services.
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Meta Paid Out $4 Million via Bug Bounty Program in 2025
The total amount of money given to bug bounty hunters by the social media giant has reached $25 million.
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Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event
Researchers submitted 107 bug reports during the bugSWAT hacking event at the ESCAL8 conference in New Mexico.
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Apple Bug Bounty Update: Top Payout $2 Million, $35 Million Paid to Date
Apple has announced significant updates to its bug bounty program, including new categories and target flags.
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Google Offers Up to $20,000 in New AI Bug Bounty Program
The company has updated the program’s scope and has combined the rewards for abuse and security issues into a single table.
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Chrome Sandbox Escape Earns Researcher $250,000
A researcher has been given the highest reward in Google’s Chrome bug bounty program for a sandbox escape with remote code execution.
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Microsoft Paid Out $17 Million in Bug Bounties in Past Year
Microsoft handed out $17 million in rewards to 344 security researchers through its bug bounty programs over the past year.
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