Bug bounty debate gets speedrun as AI model hacking incidents pile up
HackingLZ · x · 2026-09-20
Security researcher HackingLZ notes the AI community is "speedrunning" the bug bounty conversation this weekend. He argues bounty programs exist precisely to codify the hacker-company relationship: what's authorized, the scope, and how disclosure works. Outside that framework, finding a legit bug once meant a shirt or an honorable mention at best, and a cease-and-desist at worst. The core tradeoff: gamble outside the program and risk getting nothing (or legal trouble), or work within a company-defined framework.
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