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Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports

First reported Source: The Hacker NewsLast editorial activity
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What happened

Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its bug bounty program for its open-source software. The change, in effect since October 1, means researchers can no longer submit security flaws in the code of projects such as Go, Angular, and Protocol Buffers there for a reward. Google is a software and Internet company based in Mountain View, founded in 1998, and its products and services include Software tools.

Key facts

  • Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability โ€” reports: through its bug bounty program for its open-source software

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