Recognizing Q3 Top 5 Bounty Hunters Throughout the year, security researchers submit some amazing work to us under the Microsoft Bug Bounty program. Starting this quarter, we want to give a shout out to and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the following individuals and companies who have contributed to securing Microsoft’s products and services over our third quarter (January-March 2018). Top 5 Bounty Hunters by Award: Kai Kang (@4B5F5F4B) – $40,000 Nick Freeman – $20,000 Yves Jean Avenard (Mozilla) – $15,000 The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre – $15,000 Yunhai Zhang (NSFOCUS) – $15,000 Top 5 Bounty Hunters by Qualifying Bounty Submissions: Ashar Javed (@soaj1664ashar) – 22 Submissions Cameron Vincent (@secretlyhidden1) – 16 Submissions Suresh Chelladuri – 5 Submissions Kai Kang (@4B5F5F4B) – 3 Submissions Mario Gomes (@netfuzzer) – 2 Submissions Congratulations to these researchers! Starting this year, [ more… ]