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Sony ready to pay hackers handsomely, that’s why

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces on the PlayStation Blog the launch of the program PlayStation Bug Bounty. As you can guess just by reading the title, the goal is to detect the slightest malfunction or flaw likely to affect security on PS4 and PSN. From what we are told, the operation is carried out with the collaboration of HackerOne, a platform used to soliciting aspiring hackers to help large companies fill the gaps.

Naturally, users are paid, and in this case, the Japanese manufacturer promises a check of up to $ 50,000 for each person putting their finger on a critical flaw concerning the PS4. By taking a look at the dedicated page, we note that Sony Interactive Entertainment has paid (at the time of this writing, of course) $ 173,900, knowing that the average compensation is around $ 400, and that 449 bugs have been reported in three months .

Finally, the Japanese firm specifies that before making its program public, research has already been carried out in a more limited context. In short, if you want to make some pocket money …



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