Chrome bug bounty payments for Chrome bugs to a maximum of $3,133, up almost $2,000 from $1,337. The move comes less than a week after rival browser maker Mozilla increased Firefox bug bounties. Google has paid out $14,846 for 21 reported vulnerabilities since January. Researchers applaud the potential to earn more from Google and Mozilla. Google says it will “most likely” award that amount for all vulnerabilities rated “critical” in its four-step scoring system.”]

