The news comes from Yuga Labs security engineer Sam Curry who took to his personal Twitter to reveal he received a mysterious wire transaction from Google for nearly $250,000. Curry tagged Google on Twitter and asked if he could get into contact with the company about the mysterious payment. A Google spokesperson told CNN that there was a problem on Google's end with the payment and that it shouldn't have gone to Curry but to a different party. The Google spokesperson said that the payment to Curry was a result of "human error" and that the company appreciates that the issue was quickly brought forward so it can be corrected. Freelance cybersecurity experts test the tech companies' software for bugs or flaws and are rewarded via these bounties.

Source: CNN September 20, 2022 08:49 UTC