Google's own domain was bought under its nose for $12 in October, and Google is now revealing how much it ultimately paid to get it back.
After Sanmay Ved, while browsing the Internet, saw “google.com” available for sale on Google Domains, he said, “Go get it!” In this simple way, he managed to own the most iconic domain name of all time for a whole minute. After seeing what happened, Google quickly canceled the purchase and then gave him a reward for the trouble.
The amount Google gave him was $6,006.13 — which is “Google” spelled out in numbers, the company announced in a blog post. Ved donated his reward to “The Art of Living India,” and so the giant decided to double the amount.
The amount Google gave him was $6,006.13 — which is “Google” spelled out in numbers, the company announced in a blog post. According to Business Insider, Ved donated his reward to “The Art of Living India,” and when Google realized what was happening, it doubled the amount.
The blog post details Google's security bounty program, in which the company rewards people who find security holes and bugs in its platform. According to the post, the company gave out more than $2 million in 2015 to over 300 researchers for this purpose.
