# Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations

> Google has officially suspended product vulnerability submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) — a bug bounty program — over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-suspends-part-of-the-oss-vrp-bug-bounty-program-due-to-an-influx-of-invalid-ai-submissions-product-vulnerability-submissions-ended-october-1?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac0f1b105c8b8a1e7189c98)
- **Published:** 2026-10-03
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac0f1b105c8b8a1e7189c98

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