Google Partially Reverses Chrome Bug Bounty Cuts

Google is restructuring bug bounty rewards with a focus on complex memory safety vulnerabilities.

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Google announced Tuesday that it’s raising bug bounty rewards for some Chrome vulnerabilities, focusing on memory safety issues. AI has been changing the pace and profile of vulnerability discovery, and the tech giant has been adjusting its bug bounty programs in recent months. Google significantly lowered standard payout amounts for some Chrome vulnerabilities in April to shift focus to actionable reports, with researchers noting that some rewards became 10 times smaller. At the time it announced a base reward of $500 for memory safety issues, with multipliers for reachability and the level…