VRP 2025 Year in Review
2026-04-01T01:23:40Z•37a1ecc773d15dae9c291ccdbd4f55b9f023cc52fcf89b5bb45637471f486190
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What happened
Collection of Google Security Blog announcements (early 2026) covering program updates and platform security roadmaps: a VRP 2025 year-in-review marking the Vulnerability Rewards Program’s 15th anniversary; Android’s planned rollout of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) enhancements beginning in Android 17 with a multi-year migration strategy; Chrome’s approach to quantum-safe HTTPS (favoring Merkle Tree Certificates and deferring PQC in the Root Store for now); expanded Android anti-scam protections and theft-protection feature updates; Google Play ecosystem enforcement results (blocked apps and
Why it matters
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- google_security_blog
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- 37a1ecc773d15dae9c291ccdbd4f55b9f023cc52fcf89b5bb45637471f486190
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- 2026-04-01T01:23:40Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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