OpenAI now offers hackers $100,000 in bug bounty update. Bug bounty programs are big news for big money reasons. Exceptional hackers can earn exceptional bounties, with Google having paid out $11.8 ...

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Find a Flaw, Earn Millions: Apple Gives Bug Bounty Payouts a Significant Boost The max payout for the company's bug bounty program increases from $1 million to $2 million, though someone could ...

Microsoft paid a record $17 million this year to 344 security researchers across 59 countries through its bug bounty program. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the researchers submitted a total of ...

HackerOne, one of the largest bug bounty platforms in the world, reported there were 85,000 valid bounty submissions in 2025, up 7% from the previous year. Crypto protocols have warned that an ...

Bug bounty programs remain a crucial component of cybersecurity strategies in 2025, offering organizations the ability to draw in help from a diverse pool of cybersecurity professionals and ...

Since its inception in 2020, Zoom’s private bug bounty program has awarded $2.4 million in payments and swag to security researchers, recruiting over 800 ethical hackers via the HackerOne platform. In ...