Google has included several popular ones in the new application hole hunting program, and hackers who discover holes must immediately report it to the manufacturer, and then they can earn $1000.
With the increasing importance of mobile phones in our lives, mobile security is also becoming crucial. In order to make the applications we download from the Google store as safe as possible, the Internet giant launched a new campaign to hunt for security holes. Hackers want to use it to discover security holes in popular applications, and they offer money as a motivation.
Unlike the existing program where hackers are asked to rummage through their programs, here it is asked to find flaws in third-party applications. So they included Alibaba, Dropbox, Duolingo, Headspace, LINE, Snapchat and Tinder to start with. Hackers must immediately report their findings to developers before submitting a diagnosis to Google's program to receive a reward.
Google soon plans to invite other developers who will also have to patch those flaws, reports Android Authority.
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