In its 2025 bug bounty program "VRP", Google paid out over 17 million US dollars in rewards to IT researchers.

Google paid over $17 million to 747 security researchers who reported security bugs through its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in 2025. The company says it has awarded over $81.6 million in bug ...

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Google paid over $17 million in bug bounty rewards via its VRPs in 2025, with more than $7 million paid for Chrome and cloud vulnerabilities.