Microsoft claims 'a few' bug reports in bounty program
Microsoft today said it had received "a few submissions" so far for its Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) bug bounty program, the first for the company.
"We've received a few submissions to date for the IE11 Preview Bug Bounty and the Mitigation Bypass Bounty ... [and] the investigations are underway," said Katie Moussouris, a senior security strategist lead, on a company blog.
The IE11 bounty was announced June 19 and kicked off June 26, with a limited-time run until July 26. During the month-long program, Microsoft will pay researchers up to $11,000 for each IE11 vulnerability they find and report. A beta of IE11 was released June 26 as part of a public preview of Windows 8.1, the upgrade for Windows 8 and Windows RT, that does not yet have a definitive launch date. Microsoft has said it will ship Windows 8.1 this fall.
