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Google freezes product flaw submissions to its OSS Vulnerability Reward Program over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports, plans an update by Q1 2027

Engineers and open-source maintainers reportedly overwhelmed by thousands of sloppy reports

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Google freezes product flaw submissions to its OSS Vulnerability Reward Program over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports, plans an update by Q1 2027

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