Google Announced Bug Bounty Program for This Year, Check Out the Prize Money

Google’s Android 12 is not yet released, but the users are excited. Earlier, people are excited about what new is coming on the latest update, but now the reason is super exciting as there is prize money included in the latest update by Google. This news is primarily for security researchers as they have a chance to win prize money by finding bugs. Google’s Bug bounty program is here now. You can participate and win an exciting prize.

Last year, Google paid more than $6.7 million in bug bounty rewards across 62 countries, including 662 security researchers. Most of the bug prizes were given in the Chrome VRP for identifying 300 bugs in the flagship browser. With the latest release, last year winners will try to win again, and new competitors also try to claim the prize, which will surely help Google’s latest release and indirectly advertise its latest android.

Google recently released the beta version of Android 12. Google’s Android operating system often reports bugs. All tech companies, including Google, run bug bounty programs to find faults in their products and announce some prize money. Now Google has also introduced a bug bounty program for Android 12. Google’s bugs in the bug bounty program include AOSP code, OEM code (library and driver), kernel, Secure Element code, and TrustZone OS and modules.

Reward

If you are a security researcher, you can participate in Google’s bug bounty program. After participating in the program, you need to find a bug in Android 12 Beta 1, Android 12 Beta 1.1. Google has mentioned it in the Android Reward blog. The blog says that between May 18 and June 18, a bug-detecter will get a bonus of 50 percent in the Android 12 builds.

$100,000 Reward for Bypassing the Phone Lock Screen

Google has said that if you bypass the phone’s lock screen, you will get $100,000. In addition, Pixel Titan m has a reward of up to $100,000, $250,000 for Secure Element, $250,000 for Trusted Execution Environment, up to $250,000 for Kernel and up to $100,000 for Privileged Process.

Just last week, Google released a public beta version of Android 12. Google has released the beta version of Android 12 in its I/O 2021 event. The beta version of Android 12 is currently for some users, and its stable version will be released by the end of this year.

Android 12 Beta 1 Can currently be downloaded in Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3A, Pixel 3A XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4A, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 5. If you have any of these phones, you can download the beta version by visiting the Android 12 website, although it requires an enrolment.

In Addition to Pixels, These Phones Will Also Get Android 12 Beta 1

You don’t have to worry even if you don’t have a Pixel phone. Google has also announced the release of the beta version of Android 12 for some third-party smartphones. According to Google’s announcement, the beta version of Android 12 will also be available for Asus ZenFone 8, OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, Oppo Find X3 Pro, TCL 20 Pro 5G, Tecno Camon 17, iQoo 7 Legend, Mi 11, Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11i, Mi 11X Pro, Realme GT, and ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G.

So a lot of exciting prizes and a lot more excitement for the latest version of Android is among the users and researchers which is going to make the Android 12 unbeatable like the other versions, pros and cons can be discussed in a separate blog.

I am Jack Wright, a blog writer based in NY City, USA. My interest lies in writing about technology and smart machines. I am a web security enthusiast also. I guide my readers about the installation and activation of antivirus software like Bitdefender ( central.bitdefender.com ). In my leisure, you can find me watching movies and playing games while eating my burgers.

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