<ul><li>In 2024, the bug bounty program awarded over $2.3 million in bounties, totaling $20 million since its creation in 2011.</li><li>Collaboration with the security research community in GenAI, AR/VR, ads tools, and more continued as a defense-in-depth strategy.</li><li>Nearly 10,000 bug reports were received in 2024, with over $2.3 million paid out to researchers worldwide.</li><li>Top three countries based on bounties awarded were India, Nepal, and the United States.</li><li>Security research in GenAI included reports on Meta's large language models focusing on privacy and security issues.</li><li>Efforts were made to encourage bug hunting in ads audience and hardware products to ensure their security and integrity.</li><li>Community events, joint research presentations, and celebrations of long-time researchers were key features in fostering collaboration.</li><li>The Meta Bug Bounty team looks forward to new initiatives and continued engagement with researchers in the coming year.</li><li>The bug bounty program has been vital in maintaining platform security and will continue to evolve with the help of external researchers.</li></ul>

Looking back at our Bug Bounty program in 2024

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