Apple Limits Bug Bounty Submissions After a Barrage of AI Entries
Apple is limiting the number of submissions security experts can make to its Apple Security Bounty program.The program rewards researchers with bounties of up to $5 million for successful reporting of serious vulnerabilities in Apple’s operating systems, services, or devices. Submissions can be made via Apple’s dedicated portal, and there wasn’t a cap on the number of submissions one could make until recently.In June, Apple decided to impose a cap after receiving a barrage of AI-assisted submissions, The Financial Times reports. The exact number of allowed submissions is unclear, but there is a 30-day cool-off period for submissions, and researchers can request that Apple increase their quota if they need to report critical vulnerabilities that require the company’s immediate attention.
- ▪Apple is limiting the number of submissions security experts can make to its Apple Security Bounty program.The program rewards researchers with bounties of up to $5 million for successful reporting of serious vulnerabilities in Apple’s oper
- ▪Submissions can be made via Apple’s dedicated portal, and there wasn’t a cap on the number of submissions one could make until recently.In June, Apple decided to impose a cap after receiving a barrage of AI-assisted submissions, The Financi
- ▪The exact number of allowed submissions is unclear, but there is a 30-day cool-off period for submissions, and researchers can request that Apple increase their quota if they need to report critical vulnerabilities that require the company’
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Apple is limiting the number of submissions security experts can make to its Apple Security Bounty program.The program rewards researchers with bounties of up to $5 million for successful reporting of serious vulnerabilities in Apple’s operating systems, services, or devices. Submissions can be made via Apple’s dedicated portal, and there wasn’t a cap on the number of submissions one could make until recently.In June, Apple decided to impose a cap after receiving a barrage of AI-assisted submissions, The Financial Times reports. The exact number of allowed submissions is unclear, but there is a 30-day cool-off period for submissions, and researchers can request that Apple increase their quota if they need to report critical vulnerabilities that require the company’s immediate attention.
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