Google's Payout to Bug Hunters Hits New High Over 660 researchers from 62 countries collected rewards for reporting bugs in Chrome, Android, and other Google technologies. Google paid $6.7 million in reward money last year to security researchers from around the world who found vulnerabilities in Chrome, Android, and other Google technologies. The amount is the highest Google has paid out under its Vulnerability Research Program (VRP) since launching it in 2010. In fact, the reward money it paid in 2020 is almost double the $3.4 million it paid bug hunters in 2019. Related Content: Researcher...