Facebook Bug Bounty Program In 2013: 14,763 Submissions, 687 Awards Averaging $2,204

Facebook offered some statistics about its bug bounty program in a note on its Protect the Graph page, saying that it received 14,763 submissions in 2013, up 246 percent from the previous year, and 687 of those submissions qualified for awards.

NoBug650Facebook offered some statistics about its bug bounty program in a note on its Protect the Graph page, saying that it received 14,763 submissions in 2013, up 246 percent from the previous year, and 687 of those submissions qualified for awards.

The social network said it has paid out more than $2 million since starting its bug bounty program in 2011, and $1.5 million of that total came in 2013, to 330 researchers, with an average reward of $2,204.

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