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HackerOne takes an axe to its bug bounty rewards

Finding vulns just doesn't pay like it used to. At least one bug hunter who found an open source security flaw and reported it months ago via HackerOne’s backlogged Internet Bug Bounty (IBB) program finally got paid for his work - but at a drastically reduced reward rate.

The security researcher found a medium-severity vulnerability that previously paid $1,843. As of Monday, HackerOne’s IBB pays $297 for the same severity level.

Similarly, the new IBB cash prize for a critical vulnerability is $2,257, compared to the previous $9,250 reward. High-severity bugs now fetch $1,009, while they used to earn a $4,429 payout. And low-severity bugs earn researchers $68, compared to the previous $597 reward.

HackerOne’s IBB remains on a break, and is not accepting new submissions. “The IBB program is currently paused while we evaluate adjustments to the program that will maximize value to researchers, sponsors, and the open-source...

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