Google's Vulnerability Rewards Program (or VRP) has been steadily chugging along for over a decade now, recently marking its 10-year anniversary with a [relaunch of the website](https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/27/google-celebrates-10-years-of-bug-bounties-with-a-new-gamified-bug-hunters-website/) that included gamification elements like leaderboards and badges, alongside improved tutorials. And all told, it seems like a successful initiative — in 2021, Google doled out $8.7 million to individuals who uncovered bugs, with 696 researchers in 62 countries getting paid, [a marked increase from the $6.7 million distributed in 2020](https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/04/google-paid-independent-researchers-6-7-million-last-year-to-make-its-products-more-secure/). Now Google is adding even higher incentives for its program, with double the rewards for eligible reports on Google Nest and Fitbit devices.