Google Revamps Bug Bounty Programs for the AI Era: Android Rewards Up to $1.5M, Chrome Payouts Tighten
Google has overhauled its bug bounty programs, boosting rewards for high-impact Android vulnerabilities while trimming payouts for Chrome. The company cites a new reality: artificial intelligence is supercharging vulnerability discovery—flooding programs with low-signal reports and forcing a pivot toward novelty, exploitability, and measurable risk reduction. This shift matters beyond researcher economics. With billions of Android…