Curl will stop bug bounties program due to avalanche of AI slop

A small team was being bombarded with submissions, many of which were low-quality, or AI-generated.

Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports

The developer of the popular curl command-line utility and library announced that the project will end its HackerOne security ...
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Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop

Maintainer hopes hackers send bug reports anyway, will keep shaming ‘silly' ones The maintainer of popular open-source data transfer tool cURL has ended the project’s bug bounty program after ...
The Escapist

Hytale success leads to Hypixel launching a bug bounty program

Hytale has launched a bug bounty program to squash any nefarious glitches in the game that could impact the people playing it.
Dexerto

Hytale devs offer over $25,000 for players to spot bugs & serious flaws

Hytale devs have launched a bug bounty program, rewarding players who report validated security-related bugs and ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft pays record $17 million in bounties over the last 12 months

Microsoft paid a record $17 million this year to 344 security researchers across 59 countries through its bug bounty program. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the researchers submitted a total of ...