---
id: 1071
title: "Level Up Your Open Source Karma (And Your Wallet) by Improving Security"
source_domain: bughunters.google.com
source_url: "https://bughunters.google.com/blog/level-up-your-open-source-karma-and-your-wallet-by-improving-security"
published_at: "2025-01-21 00:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "memory-safety", "open-source", "google", "patch-rewards"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1071"
lang: en
---

# Level Up Your Open Source Karma (And Your Wallet) by Improving Security

## Summary

An overview of Google's Patch Rewards Program, covering its new memory-safety focus, increased reward amounts, and how open source contributors can earn payouts for security fixes.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bughunters.google.com
- **Published:** 2025-01-21 00:00
- **Original:** https://bughunters.google.com/blog/level-up-your-open-source-karma-and-your-wallet-by-improving-security
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1071