AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
📍 Aftermath
Microsoft expanded its bug bounty program to include open‑source projects and, with the aid of AI, paid a record $20 million to 500 security researchers. The payout was reported as the biggest‑ever bug bounty disbursement by multiple outlets.
Coverage of the program has since quieted without further updates.
Epilogue added 21d ago, after coverage quieted.
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AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday The Register · 100d ago broke it first
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