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Google launches AI Vulnerability Reward Program for AI system flaws

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Google launched a dedicated AI Vulnerability Reward Program that expands its security bounty coverage to AI system flaws across flagship products, raising the maximum payout to $30,000. The program matters because it formalizes reporting channels for issues such as rogue actions, sensitive data exfiltration, phishing enablement, and model theft in widely used AI services.

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  1. 07.10.2025 16:19 3 articles · 8mo ago

    Google launches AI Vulnerability Reward Program

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    Google launched a dedicated AI Vulnerability Reward Program for security researchers who report flaws in its AI systems, covering Google Search on google.com, Gemini Apps on Web, Android, and iOS, Google Workspace core applications, AI Studio, Jules, Google Workspace non-core apps, and other AI integrations in Google products. The program offers tiered payouts up to $30,000 for high-quality reports, with top awards for rogue actions, sensitive data exfiltration, phishing enablement, model theft, context manipulation, access control bypass, unauthorized product usage, and cross-user denial of service.

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