Apple Limits Bug Bounty Program After AI-Flooded Reports Overwhelm Reviewers

Apple capped bug bounty submissions and added a 30-day waiting period after AI-generated security reports flooded reviewers, risking real flaws found by humans being buried. Researchers exceeding the limit must file a special request. Top rewards reach $200,000. Google, facing the same problem, restructured payouts to favor harder-to-find bugs that AI tools struggle to discover.