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/&gt;Sum is up from the $6.5 million the company paid security researchers a year before, in 2019.Google said today it paid more than $6.7 million in bug bounty rewards to 662 security researchers across 62 countries for submitting vulnerability reports in Google products last year. The figure, up from the $6.5 million the company paid in 2019, is the company's largest prize pool paid to security researchers to date.Most of last year's bug prizes were awarded in the Chrome VRP (Vulnerabilities Rewards Program), which handed out more than $2.1 million to security researchers for 300 bugs identified in Google's flagship browser.Another major VRP was the company's Android programs. Google said it gave out $1.74 million for bugs discovered in the Android OS code and another $270,000 in the Google Play VRP for bugs found in the Play Store's most popular and widely used Android apps.Among the Android VRP's main highlights last year, Google listed the following:On top of these, Google also said more than $400,000 were sent to security researchers through its&nbsp;&nbsp;that the company uses to fund innovative areas of security research.More than 180 security researchers received grants last year, which submitted back 200 bug reports that yielded 100 confirmed vulnerabilities in Google products and the open-source ecosystem.This year will mark the Google VRP's 10th anniversary.

/&gt;Sum is up from the $6.5 million the company paid security researchers a year before, in 2019.Google said today it paid more than $6.7 million in bug bounty rewards to 662 security researchers across 62 countries for submitting vulnerability reports in Google products last year. The figure, up from the $6.5 million the company paid in 2019, is the company's largest prize pool paid to security researchers to date.Most of last year's bug prizes were awarded in the Chrome VRP (Vulnerabilities Rewards Program), which handed out more than $2.1 million to security researchers for 300 bugs...

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Catalin Cimpanu is a security reporter at ZDNet, where he covers cyber-security, data breaches, hacking, and other related topics. He previously served as security reporter for Bleeping Computer and Softpedia.

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