Google Patches 10 Chrome Bugs, Pays Out $10K

Posted by timothy on Friday August 20, 2010 @03:11PM from the splat-splat-splat dept.

CWmike writes "Google patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome on Thursday, but it didn't award any of the researchers who reported bugs its new top-dollar reward. Google divulged no details of the vulnerabilities and, as is its custom, it blocked public access to its bug-tracking database — a practice meant to keep attackers from using the information before most users have upgraded. Some rivals, such as Mozilla, do the same; others, like Microsoft, do not. Sergey Glazunov banked $4,674 for reporting four bugs, including the previous maximum $1,337 each for two of the quartet. A researcher known as 'kuzzcc,' who has also reported flaws in Opera to that browser's Norwegian maker, took home $2,000 for uncovering a pair of Chrome vulnerabilities. But no one received Google's new biggest bounty, which the company set at $3,133.70 last month, after Mozilla had increased its maximum vulnerability payment to $3,000."

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True Geeks at Heart by UNHOLYwoo · 2010-08-20 15:27 · Score: 5, Funny

", which the company set at $3,133.70 last month" Great, Easter eggs beyond the code.
Re:learn your colloquialism by jamesh · 2010-08-20 16:37 · Score: 1, Funny

how about you make like a tree and get the hell out of here.
"ELEETO"? by Bitmanhome · 2010-08-20 16:52 · Score: 2, Funny

WTF does that mean?

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Not that this wasn't entirely predictable.
1. Re:"ELEETO"? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-08-20 23:13 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  You're clearly not eleeto enough to know.
  Think of it this way: those who eleeto cannot explain, those who don't cannot understand.
Re:a couple grand? by interkin3tic · 2010-08-20 20:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Santa, I'd like some self control this year for christmas.