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Google suspends vulnerability reward program due to AI-generated spam

Google has suspended its vulnerability reward program for software due to a surge of invalid reports generated by artificial intelligence. This decision was made on October 1, 2026.

In brief

  • Google suspended the Bug Bounty program due to AI spam.
  • The reward program stopped accepting new reports on October 1, 2026.
  • The suspension was caused by invalid reports generated by AI.
  • An abnormal spike in reports became a major issue for the company.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 2 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 2
100%2 items

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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  • Mezha.MediaMedia business
    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

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  • dev.uaMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 9 h later
    • national desk

    Google ставить на паузу програму Bug Bounty через спам від штучного інтелекту

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