---
id: 3289
title: "Bugcrowd Celebrates Top Researchers with 2016 Bug Bounty Bonus Awards"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bugcrowd-celebrates-top-researchers-with-2016-bug-bounty-bonus-awards/"
published_at: "2017-01-25T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "community", "bugcrowd", "researcher-rewards", "bonus"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3289"
lang: en
---

# Bugcrowd Celebrates Top Researchers with 2016 Bug Bounty Bonus Awards

## Summary

Bugcrowd's researcher community nearly doubled in 2016 as payouts rose 287%; the top 90 researchers earned over half of all payouts and shared $50,000 in bonuses, with 2017's pool raised to $75,000.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bugcrowd-celebrates-top-researchers-with-2016-bug-bounty-bonus-awards/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3289