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Sony will pay security researchers for bugs in the PlayStation 4 gaming console, its operating system, official PS4 accessories, but also the PlayStation Network and related websites.<\/p>\n
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Sony launched today a bug bounty program for the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation 4 gaming console, a company spokesperson told ZDNet.<\/p>\n
The program aims to reward security researchers who find bugs in PlayStation-related devices and websites and report them to Sony’s security team to have them patched before getting exploited.<\/p>\n
Sony says it plans to pay security researchers between $100 and up to $50,000 (or even higher) for vulnerabilities reported in the company’s products.<\/p>\n
Eligible services include the Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console, its operating system, official PS4 accessories, but also the PlayStation Network and related websites.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Sony’s new vulnerability rewards program<\/a> (VRP, also known as a bug bounty program) will be managed through HackerOne, a platform that hosts bug bounty programs for some of the world’s largest companies, such as PayPal, Twitter, Snapchat, Shopify, General Motors, Slack, and Uber.<\/p>\n Before making its bug bounty program public today, the company has been running a private invite-only VRP since last year, the company said.<\/p>\n Sony is the last of the big three major gaming companies to launch an official bug bounty program. Nintendo was the first company to launch one in 2016<\/a>, followed by Microsoft for its Xbox gaming platform in January 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Sony was the last one to the party, the company is offering by far the biggest rewards, with a top bounty of $50,000+, compared to only $20,000 offered by both Microsoft and Nintendo.<\/p>\n In the grand scheme of things, Sony has a real interest in securing its gaming platforms. Hackers have been heavily targeting gaming accounts, which they usually abuse for fraud<\/a> or put up for sale online, on underground hacking forums.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, in April, hackers abused a vulnerability in an old Nintendo authentication mechanism to hijack more than 160,000 user accounts<\/a> (number later updated to 300,000<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Tags:<\/b> Catalin Cimpanu<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"psn-bug-rewards.png\"](\"https:\/\/zdnet1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/2020\/06\/24\/4579a1e5-62b3-4ef5-9e55-74094b27aeaa\/psn-bug-rewards.png\")
<\/span>LAST OF THE BIG THREE, BUT THE BIGGEST REWARDS<\/h3>\n
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Sony will pay security researchers for bugs in the PlayStation 4 gaming console, its operating system, official PS4 accessories, but also the PlayStation Network and related websites. Sony launched today a bug bounty program for the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation 4 gaming console, a company spokesperson told ZDNet. The program aims to reward security … Continue reading Sony launches PlayStation bug bounty program with rewards of $50K+<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading