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The great thing about being a freelance exterminator for Google is that there aren't any messy chemicals to inhale. That, and you get paid for breaking things, and in some cases, paid handsomely. The recently released Chrome 12 browser, for example, netted bug hunters nearly $10,000 in award money for discovering various exploits, including one that was worth $3,133.70.
The unusually high reward was paid to Sergey Glazunov, and even though "the linked bug is not of critical severity, it was accomplished by a beautiful chain of lesser severity bugs which demonstrated critical impact." Google promised a more detailed write-up on Glazunov's find at a later date.
Glazunov also uncovered two other lucrative bugs worth $1,000 each, bringing his total payday to $5,133.70. The other big winner was "miaubiz," who discovered a vulnerability labeled as "High" worth $2,000.
In addition to plugging up vulnerabilities, Google is touting Chrome 12 as the most secure browser yet, due in part to enhancements to the company's Safe Browsing technology. The updated browser now warns users before downloading some types of malicious files regardless of where they come from.
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Joji
June 08, 2011 at 9:32am
Paying to squash bugs. Sounds like a tough competition between Firefox and Chrome!
