Mobile & WirelessApple Bug Bounty Update: Top Payout $2 Million, $35 Million Paid to Date
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 4:48 am
Apple on Friday announced significant updates to its bug bounty program and the company is now offering up to $2 million for complex exploit chains.
Since the launch of its public bug bounty program in 2020, Apple has awarded a total of more than $35 million to over 800 security researchers. Multiple hackers earned $500,000 for their work, Apple said.
The tech giant recently unveiled Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), an always-on memory-safety protection for iPhones designed to combat sophisticated attacks such as the ones conducted by mercenary spyware vendors.
https://www.securityweek.com/apple-bug- ... d-to-date/
Since the launch of its public bug bounty program in 2020, Apple has awarded a total of more than $35 million to over 800 security researchers. Multiple hackers earned $500,000 for their work, Apple said.
The tech giant recently unveiled Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), an always-on memory-safety protection for iPhones designed to combat sophisticated attacks such as the ones conducted by mercenary spyware vendors.
https://www.securityweek.com/apple-bug- ... d-to-date/