The program boasts rapid response times, with 75% of submissions reviewed within two days, ensuring timely feedback for researchers.

This initiative underscores the critical role of cybersecurity in maintaining the integrity of Starlink's services, providing significant incentives for ethical hackers.

Web vulnerabilities can yield rewards ranging from $100 to $50,000, reflecting the varying levels of risk associated with different flaws.

SpaceX has launched a bug bounty program offering rewards of up to $100,000 to security researchers to enhance the security of its Starlink satellite internet system.

SpaceX evaluates reported vulnerabilities based on their potential impact, the significance of the target within the Starlink system, and the difficulty of exploitation.

Ethical hacking guidelines are in place to ensure that researchers do not disrupt service and limit testing to personal equipment only.

Researchers are invited to identify and report security vulnerabilities in Starlink through this program, which has already seen 43 reported vulnerabilities.

Over the past three months, the program has awarded an average of $913.75 for each reported vulnerability, with a total of 118 vulnerabilities rewarded as of mid-February 2025.

For hardware flaws, including those in Starlink dishes and routers, researchers can earn rewards up to $100,000, depending on the potential threat.

Given Starlink's extensive satellite network, which serves remote and conflict-affected areas, the security initiative is particularly vital for protecting user data.

While Starlink continues to expand its services globally, it faces competition from Amazon's Project Kuiper, which plans to deploy over 3,000 satellites.

Vulnerabilities are categorized into web/network issues and hardware/satellite systems, with specific bounties assigned based on the severity of each type.