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Google Pauses Open-Source Bug Bounty Program Amid AI Slop

·Source: Bank Info Security

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Executive Summary

Tech Giant Cites 'Significant Rise in Automated Submissions' Lacking Validity Google has indefinitely paused a bug bounty program designed to reward researchers who find flaws in the open-source software it maintains

Analysis

Tech Giant Cites 'Significant Rise in Automated Submissions' Lacking Validity Google has indefinitely paused a bug bounty program designed to reward researchers who find flaws in the open-source software it maintains, citing "a significant rise in automated submissions, the vast majority of which are not valid." Other software maintainers report similar struggles.

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Source Attribution

Originally published by Bank Info Security on Oct 7, 2026.

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