Technology May 18, 2026 · 1 min read

Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop

"Never-ending" AI slop strains corporate hacking reward schemes.

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Ars Technica
by Jamie John, Financial Times
Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop

Companies that pay hackers to find flaws in their software are being inundated with low-quality reports generated by AI, forcing some to suspend the programs altogether.

Businesses that run “bug bounty” schemes have long relied on independent security researchers to spot vulnerabilities. But the rise of AI tools is now overwhelming them with spurious submissions.

Bugcrowd, whose customers include OpenAI, T-Mobile, and Motorola, said the number of reports it received more than quadrupled over a three-week period in March, with most proving to be false.

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