a New browser for Windows 10 is still in development, but the participants of the Windows Insider program can now test the "heir" of Internet Explorer on their desktops and smartphones based on Windows Phone. Now Microsoft is ready for the next step and starts the so-called "bounty campaign, which invites hackers to earn money on finding bugs and vulnerabilities in its regular product.

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a New browser for Windows 10 is still in development, but the participants of the Windows Insider program can now test the "heir" of Internet Explorer on their desktops and smartphones based on Windows Phone. Now Microsoft is ready for the next step and starts the so-called "bounty campaign, which invites hackers to earn money on finding bugs and vulnerabilities in its regular product.

the Official name of the campaign, which runs until 22 June, sounds like Project Spartan Bug Bounty Program. The most skilled hackers, in addition is capable of detecting serious bug to write a detailed report to Microsoft, have the chance to earn one security vulnerability to $15 000. Minor vulnerabilities in the code, too, appreciated the worthy: the minimum price for the detection thereof is $500.

Microsoft does not exclude the possibility that certain vulnerabilities will pay more than 15 000 US dollars. To see official prices on the screenshot below: