src_383bb74a425be53506
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- Oct 05, 2026 20:26 UTC
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- Oct 08, 2026 03:51 UTC
Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers
Google is temporarily pausing monetary rewards for capable bug hunters because its human staff can't keep up with the current influx of automated reports. The "vast majority" of these submissions are slop, Google warns, containing invalid information and hallucinated vulnerability data.Read Entire Article
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- Report title
Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers- First reported
- Oct 05, 2026 20:26 UTC
- Last reported
- Oct 05, 2026 20:26 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 08, 2026 03:51 UTC
- Record ID
98e1b36713b9d12d9dcc5b3e44623a1c4e8ed9bed1d7a8e5774b2dcfcd5a169b
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