Facebook has launched a new bug bounty program offering tens of thousands of dollars to developers who can uncover vulnerabilities that's allow threat actors to hijack user accounts. But at the same time, they are appealing against penalties levied against them in the UK over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

While it might sound like shooting fish in a barrel - Google Play is working with HackerOne on a bug bounty program to find vulnerabilities in "in-scope" applications distributed through the Play Store. The number of apps in scope is limited but is expected to expand over time and covers remote-code-execution vulnerabilities and corresponding Proofs of Concept that work on Android 4.4 devices and higher.

If you think you can track down bugs and vulnerabilities in Windows you might be able to turn that skill into cold, hard cash. Microsoft has launched the Windows Bounty Program and is offering between USD$500 and USD$250,000 if you report through their Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure policy.

Intel is offering up to US$30,000 to researchers and investigators who detect flaws in their software, firmware and hardware. Following on from Microsoft's announcement of an expansion of their bug bounty program, it seems to be a good time to get into the bug bounty hunting business.

Fancy yourself as a crack investigator and bug squasher? Microsoft is offering up to US$100,000 for researchers and investigators who can track down vulnerabilities in a number of different products.

YouPorn has launched a bug bounty program, paying security researchers up to US$25,000 for information that could help prevent the free porn website from getting boned. Here's what you need to know.