AIThe Registerabout 3 hours ago
Microsoft pays record $20M bug bounty
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Microsoft paid over $20 million in bug bounties to 562 researchers between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, a company record. The expanded "In Scope By Default" policy and AI-assisted vulnerability research drove the surge, with $800,000 from new rules and $2.3 million from Zero Day Quest.
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