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

Hacker News

· July 23, 2026

AI summary

GitHub has reduced the payouts for its public bug bounty program. The decision was made due to a flood of reports generated by artificial intelligence, which has overwhelmed the company's security team.

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