A real macOS flaw worth $200K went unreported because Apple's bug bounty inbox was full of AI slop

Apple's bug bounty program is overwhelmed by AI-generated bug reports, leading to submission caps that initially prevented Italian startup Bynario from reporting a serious macOS vulnerability worth up to $200,000 on the black market. The fabricated reports are clogging the review pipeline, delaying legitimate security research.

Apple's bug bounty program is drowning in AI-generated bug reports. The company has capped submissions per researcher because fabricated reports are clogging the review pipeline. As a result, Italian startup Bynario was initially unable to report a serious macOS vulnerability worth up to $200,000 on the black market. The article A real macOS flaw worth $200K went unreported because Apple's bug bounty inbox was full of AI slop https://the-decoder.com/a-real-macos-flaw-worth-200k-went-unreported-because-apples-bug-bounty-inbox-was-full-of-ai-slop/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .