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Microsoft pays record $20M bug bounty amid AI-driven

August 04, 2026 1 min read 5 views
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Microsoft paid over $20 million in bug bounties to 562 researchers in the 2025-2026 program year, a record. The surge is partly attributed to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, with July 2026 Patch Tuesday hitting 622 vulnerabilities.

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