2026-04-22 06:57:50 UTC

AI drives surge in ‘bug bounty’ reports, but the ‘slop’ is rising too

HackerOne, one of the largest bug bounty platforms in the world, reported there were 85,000 valid bounty submissions in 2025, up 7% from the previous year.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-crypto-bug-bounty-submissions-surge

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