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

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

1.02%TRX$0.3329 1.27%BCH$469.46 5.32%DOGE$0.09767 1.97%XLM$0.1797 0.89%ETH$2,389 2.62%BNB$642.49 0.85%SOL$88.38 2.81%HYPE$40.51 0.69%XMR$385.88 5.51%XRP$1.45 0.66%ADA$0.2552 1.72%BTC$78,049 2.13%USD Written by Stephen Katte,Staff WriterReviewed by Felix Ng,Staff EditorAI drives surge in ‘bug bounty’ reports, but the ‘slop’ is rising too3 hours agoHackerOne, 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. Crypto protocols have warned that an increase in AI use has led to a flood of bogus bug bounty submissions, putting a strain on teams trying to identify real threats to their protocols. Bug bounties are a system to reward “good” hackers for submitting reports about potential vulnerabilities and are popular in the crypto industry. AI has now made it easier to sift through large amounts of code

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