Uber launches bug bounty program

Victor Barreiro Jr.

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Uber launches bug bounty program
The new program will offer up to $10,000 for bugs found by bug bounty hunters

MANILA, Philippines – Ridesharing service Uber announced Tuesday, March 22 (March 23, Manila time), that it was firing up a bug bounty program to help quash bugs in Uber’s codebase.

Uber said in a blog post that the bug bounty program will occur in 90-day seasons, with bug hunters eligible for the reward program “once they have found 4 issues that have been accepted by Uber as genuine bugs.”

Finding additional bugs within the 90-day session, the company said, will bring a bonus payout “equivalent to 10% of the average payouts for all the other issues found in that session.”

The new program will offer up to $10,000 for bugs found by bug bounty hunters

To aid bug hunters during the program, Uber has also released a “Treasure Map” detailing what sort of services Uber wants looked at, as well as tips for finding the nasty bugs.

John Flynn, Uber’s Chief Information Security Officer, added that Uber believes the bug bounty program – which appears to create a sort of freelance information security ecosystem much like its freelance driver system – “is an important part of the modern software development lifecycle.”

“Our unique program combines healthy rewards, a loyalty program, and a ‘treasure map’ of information to incentivize our community to find even the most subtle bugs as we work together to protect users,” he added. – Rappler.com

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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.