Mozilla doubles maximum bounty for Firefox flaws to $7,500

Mozilla is giving a raise to security researchers who spot Firefox browser vulnerabilities, more than doubling its maximum reward for information on the most high-risk flaws.

The change comes as many major companies have launched lucrative bug bounty programs, which benefit software developers by attracting a more diverse set of eyes on their code.

“The amount awarded was increased to $3,000 five years ago, and it is definitely time for this to be increased again,” wrote Raymond Forbes, an application security engineer at Mozilla.

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