The Yandex team has summarized the results of its annual "Bug Bounty" program. It aims to identify vulnerabilities in the company's services and infrastructure.
In 2024, 749 researchers took part in it, which is 40% more compared to the previous year. Program participants earned a total of 50.8 million rubles.
The most successful "white" hacker, who became the leader in the number of identified bugs, earned 5.9 million rubles. He submitted 28 unique reports. Second and third places were taken by researchers with incomes of 3.6 million and 3 million rubles, respectively. Yandex noted that all critical vulnerabilities have been eliminated.
The growth in the activity of ethical hackers is explained by the development of the program. In 2025, Yandex plans to allocate 100 million rubles for rewards to participants in the "Bug Bounty".
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