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Google paid out $6.5M in bug bounties in 2019

Google forked out more than $6.5 million in bug bounties during 2019, the tech giant said Tuesday. Its Vulnerability Reward Programs provide payouts for security researchers who find and report bugs in Google’s services. Of the total amount, $2.1 million was paid from the Google program, $1.9 million from Android, $1 million from Chrome and $800,000 from the Google Play program. …

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Justice Department targets robocalls with two major court cases

The Justice Department’s first enforcement of a civil complaint against carriers for facilitating robocalls on their networks saw “two major actions” filed in courts Tuesday morning. The calls, originating from India, have spoofed caller IDs from numbers like 911, Social Security and the IRS, and are causing “devastating financial harm,” Assistant Attorney General Jody H. Hunt of the Civil Division …

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