October incentives for GitHub Security Bug Bounty researchers

GitHub is marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a set of temporary bonus incentives for researchers participating in its Security Bug Bounty Program. Throughout October, both newcomers and returning researchers can earn extra payouts on top of their standard bounties.

  • Researchers submitting their first valid report to the program receive an additional 20% bonus on their highest severity accepted submission.
  • Returning researchers receive an additional 10% bonus on their highest severity accepted submission.

These bonuses are limited to one submission per researcher.

Extra reward for Nuclei templates

Beyond the base bonuses, GitHub is offering a 5% additional bonus for any valid report that includes a functional Nuclei template. The template must be usable both to reproduce the reported vulnerability and to verify that a subsequent fix is effective. Researchers unfamiliar with Nuclei can consult the project documentation for guidance.

Researcher spotlights

GitHub continues its tradition of highlighting talented members of its bug bounty community. The spotlights offer insight into how these researchers approach hunting, their methodologies, and their areas of interest. Previous features are available to read:

  1. Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researchers @chen-robert and @ginkoid
  2. Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @yvvdwf
  3. Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @ahacker1
  4. Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @inspector-ambitious
  5. Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @Ammar Askar