--- title: AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday description: Microsoft's bug bounty program is seeing a surge in AI-assisted vulnerability reports, with hunters chasing a record $20 million payout. The program has... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-helps-microsoft-bug-hunters-chase-a-record-20m-payday-fzojr9pwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft's bug bounty program is seeing a surge in AI-assisted vulnerability reports, with hunters chasing a record $20 million payout. The program has... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-helps-microsoft-bug-hunters-chase-a-record-20m-payday-fzojr9pwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fZOJr9pWM.png og:image:alt: AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft's bug bounty program is seeing a surge in AI-assisted vulnerability reports, with hunters chasing a record $20 million payout. The program has expanded its bounty rules to accommodate the growing volume of machine-assisted submissions, reflecting how AI tools are reshaping the security research landscape. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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