Microsoft opened up a three-month bug hunt for the companys IoT platform, Azure Sphere. The result has been $374,000 paid out in bounties and improvements to the platform. Microsoft already has an ongoing bug bounty program for Azure Sphere, with bounties starting at $500 and rising to $40,000. McAfee’s ATR team scooped up more than half of the money awarded as bounties, which it donated to three charities. Sixteen of the issues eligible for bug bounties were eligible.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/azure-sphere-iot-bug-hunt-yields-374000-in-bounties-a-15133