Google increases bug bounty rewards five times, up to $151K

Google updated its Vulnerability Reward Program, boosting rewards by up to 5x (max $151,515 for top-tier reports), adding payment options like Bugcrowd, and highlighting recent initiatives such as the kvmCTF offering $250,000 for KVM VM-escape exploits; the company also shared historical VRP stats, including over $50M paid since 2010 and $10M in 2023.