SemiAnalysis slams OpenAI's $6500 bug bounty for serious repo leak as "offensive"

mvpatel2000 · x · 2026-09-19

SemiAnalysis sharply criticized OpenAI's $6500 bug bounty for a serious security issue as "RIDICULOUS" and "OFFENSIVE," noting the recipient could earn more from X creator payouts. Commenter mvpatel2000 adds it sets a bad precedent: foreign threat actors would willingly pay eight figures or more for frontier lab monorepos, so underpaying bounties incentivizes private sale over responsible disclosure.

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