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Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Over Automated Reports

Original: Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports

Google is tightening the scope of its bug bounty programme covering open source projects after a surge in invalid reports generated by automated vulnerability-scanning tools. The flood of low-quality, machine-generated submissions has made it harder to review genuine security findings, prompting the company to restrict which projects and issues qualify for rewards. Security researchers say the change reflects a broader industry challenge as AI-assisted tooling produces mass duplicate or bogus reports.

Why now: Automated and AI-generated vulnerability reports are overwhelming bug bounty programmes industry-wide, and Google's policy change is a notable response.

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