Major tech companies are racing to expand bug bounty programs as security vulnerabilities become increasingly costly, with payouts ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. AI's growing role in cybersecurity is reshaping how companies find and reward hackers for discovering flaws, while some researchers push back against low payouts.
·Tesla paid a Russian hacker $15,000 per vulnerability, but one discovery led to a $243 million loss
·OpenAI launches new safety-focused bug bounty program amid AI security concerns
·Crypto exchanges like Bithumb raising rewards to $145,000 as Web3 security threats intensify
·AMD disputes paying $10,000 for a bug it claims it never identified
·AI tools are beginning to automate vulnerability detection, threatening traditional bug bounty model
drawn from moneywise.com, SecurityWeek, Sophos, OpenAI · updated 10h ago