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Google Freezes Open Source Bug Bounty Until 2027

Original: Google Freezes Open Source Bug Bounty Until 2027 Due to AI Spam Flood

Google has paused its open source bug bounty programme until 2027, citing a flood of low-quality, AI-generated vulnerability reports. The company says the volume of machine-written submissions has overwhelmed reviewers, making genuine reports harder to process. The freeze raises concerns among security researchers about whether critical flaws in widely used open source software will go unreported and unrewarded during the pause.

Why now: The suspension of a major bug bounty programme because of AI-generated spam highlights growing concerns about AI flooding security research channels.

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