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AI Agent Xbow Earns $250K Chrome Bug Bounty
Original: Security researchers spent 6 days doing their Chromework, built 1B user exploit Xbow earned a $250K bug bounty and all t
Security researchers report that Xbow, an AI-driven hacking system, found an exploit affecting roughly a billion Chrome users in just six days of work, earning a $250,000 bug bounty. Commenters joke that the AI itself only got a t-shirt, while humans took the payout, highlighting how quickly automated systems are now matching elite human vulnerability research.
Why now: An AI system reportedly achieving top-tier bug bounty results within days is a striking milestone in automated security research.
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- Security researchers spent 6 days doing their Chromework, built 1B user exploit Xbow earned a $250K bug bounty and all the AI model got was a lousy t-shirt https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1
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