Google Paid A Hacker $112,500 For Finding A Bug That Could Hack Your Android

The exploit chain covers two separate bugs, CVE-2017-5116 and CVE-2017-14904.

Bug Bounty programmes are for those who choose to utilize their hacking skills in a genuine way.

We all know how popular Bug Bounty programs are among all tech companies.

Google usually pays up to $200,000 for finding a bug in the Android operating system.

The exploit chain covers two separate bugs,CVE-2017-5116andCVE-2017-14904.

According to Google, this was the highest reward in the history of Android security rewards program.

Google has already patched the bug in Decembers security update before the announcement.

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