Intel Suspends Bug Bounty Program, Shifts to Non‑Monetary Disclosure Platform
Intel has announced the suspension of its bug bounty program, which previously offered up to $100,000 for discovered vulnerabilities, replacing it with a non‑monetary disclosure process via the Intigriti platform.
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The bounty program, launched in 2017 for invited researchers and opened to the public in 2018, awarded payouts across four severity tiers—from $250 for low‑impact bugs to $100,000 for critical findings. Under the new arrangement, researchers can still submit vulnerability reports on Intel hardware, software, and open‑source projects through Intigriti, but no financial compensation will be provided.
Development context
This shift occurs as AI‑driven tools generate a surge of duplicate vulnerability reports, especially for open‑source projects such as the Linux kernel and Curl, adding pressure on security teams. Other tech firms have similarly paused or restructured their bounty programs in response to this trend.
Intel has not given an official reason for the suspension, but it stresses that all vulnerability reports related to its products must be filed through Intigriti, aiming to streamline disclosure and reduce administrative load on security teams.
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