Google launched a bug bounty contest through Project Zero. THE contest allows participants to expose critical vulnerabilities in the Android platform before malicious actors discover them users.
Project Zero researcher Natalie Silvanovich unveiled the contest Tuesday in a blog post on the company. Silvanovich said that despite the steady stream of bug discoveries from Google's security team, "there are many unique, high-quality security bugs discovered through the hacking contest."
So the company decided to run its own contest to search for serious security flaws in the Android platform.
Google is asking researchers interested in competing in the Project Zero competition to focus on vulnerabilities points or bug chains which could allow attackers to execute remote code on multiple Android devices. However, there is a catch – Google only asks for the device's phone number and email address to start.
In the contest, exploits are accepted that successfully target any version of Android Nougat on Nexus 5X and 6P devices.
The first prize will be worth 200.000 dollars, while the second prize will reach 100.000 dollars. The third valid entry will earn from 50.000 dollars.
Of course after the end of the contest, the vulnerabilities, exploits and names of the winners will be published.
