Report a security bug, get $500
Remember Google’s Chrome “Bug Bounty” program? Well, when Google released Google Chrome 12, itannounced on its blog that it rewarded developers/researchers who found vulnerabilities (bugs) in itscode. Earlier in August 2010, it was reported that Google gave away a total estimate of $10k of rewards.Mozilla too has the bug bounty program which pays $3,000 in hard cash plus a free Mozilla T-shirt for finding bugs!
Facebook has joined Google and Mozilla, and is following the “Bug Bounty” program, by rewarding its security researchers. However, the reward offered is way too less. For security related bugs – cross sitescripting flaws, for example – the company will pay a base rate of $500, but if they’re highly significant flaws, Facebook has promised to pay more. However, the company executives haven’t revealed the bonus reward.
“To show our appreciation for our security researchers, we offer a monetary bounty for certain qualifying security bugs,” Facebook stated on its portal.
Facebook launched a new Whitehat hacking portal where researchers can sign up for the program and report bugs. They have also published a list of about 42 researchers who have made “responsible disclosures” in the past.
Source: http://techie-buzz.com/social-networking/facebook-rewards-hackers-for-every-bug-rep.html
QL moderators, when will u give us such offers? ;)
really someone was selling planes here .. hhaaha.... they could fool John Trovolta as he might be thinking Qatar is rich enuf to have a rookie plane dealer lol..
EXLegend: like the one selling planes! :)
QL mods would have to announce a reward for reporting trolls ... :P with a much higher prize.
interesting