Microsoft will pay techies up to $20,000 for detecting bugs in Xbox Live

Microsoft on Thursday announced a bug bounty program for its Xbox Live network and services, whereby the tech giant will pay a bounty of up to $20,000 for detecting bugs in its Xbox Live network.

“The Xbox Bounty Program invites gamers, security researchers, and others around the world to help identify security vulnerabilities in the Xbox Live network and services and share them with the Xbox team. Qualified submissions are eligible for bounty rewards of $500 to $20,000,” Microsoft had said in an official statement.

Techies around the globe can perform individual testing of Microsoft’s fully patched version of the Xbox Live network and services. If at all they detect a bug in the network, they can submit their findings to the company and earn a hefty bounty of up to $20,000 if the submission is found relevant.