Published July 23, 2026 ยท Added July 24, 2026

GitHub slashes public bug bounty payouts as AI report flood buries its security team

The Register reports that GitHub is cutting public bug-bounty payouts and adding an invite-only VIP tier after low-effort and AI-generated vulnerability reports overwhelmed its security team, a sign of AI-driven triage pressure on open-source infrastructure.

The Register reports that GitHub is cutting public bug-bounty payouts and adding an invite-only VIP tier after low-effort and AI-generated vulnerability reports overwhelmed its security team, a sign of AI-driven triage pressure on open-source infrastructure.

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Source: The Register