HackerOne 2015 Bounty Program Review and New $10K Minimum Bounty

HackerOne's 2015 program review summarizes participation and outcomes from its public bug bounty program: ~600 hackers submitted ~1,500 reports, 58 valid vulnerabilities were resolved with bounties awarded to 41 hackers totaling $41,100 (average $1,082), and two notable XSS bugs earned $5,000 each. The post highlights improved response and resolution times, HackerOne's performance on its own HackerOne Success Index, and an increase in minimum bounties for severe issues to $10,000 going into 2016.