Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions

TechOct 4 at 4:31 PM – Oct 5 at 4:27 AM3 outlets

BleepingComputer

Google halts open-source bug bounty program amid AI spam surge Oct 5 at 4:27 AM

TechCrunch

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions Oct 4 at 4:31 PM

The Verge

Google VRP (Google Bug Hunters) (@GoogleVRP) seen Oct 5 at 3:51 AM

The OSS VRP — which paid out for bugs found across Google’s open-source ecosystem seen Oct 5 at 3:51 AM

Google pauses open-source bug bounty over AI slop submissions. seen Oct 5 at 3:51 AM