XBOW autonomous AI pen tester reaches HackerOne US leaderboard top in June
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XBOW's autonomous, AI-powered penetration testing tool reached the top of HackerOne's US leaderboard in June, marking a concrete milestone for a security tool that can find real vulnerabilities at scale. The result matters because the system combined AI-driven discovery with deterministic validation to reduce false positives while producing confirmed findings.
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13.08.2025 16:22 1 articles · 9mo ago
XBOW autonomous AI pen tester reaches HackerOne US leaderboard top in June
Initial DisclosureIn **June**, XBOW's autonomous, **AI-powered pen testing** tool became the **first non-human bug hunter** to reach the top of **HackerOne's US leaderboard**. The achievement followed a **Black Hat USA** demonstration of the system's vulnerability-finding and validation workflow.
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- How an AI-Based 'Pen Tester' Became a Top Bug Hunter on HackerOne — www.darkreading.com — 13.08.2025 16:22