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Google Paid $17 Million to Over 700 Security Researchers

July 11, 2026Carlos Mendoza1 мин

When Google's Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) was initiated in 2010, its core concept was both straightforward and revolutionary. Instead of allowing security flaws to be secretly sold on underground forums or quietly exploited, the strategy involved incentivizing individuals who discovered these vulnerabilities to report them responsibly. This pioneering approach has since been widely adopted by almost every major technology company and organization worldwide.