The Bug Bounty Singularity: Our Hackbot
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Summary
Joseph Thacker and JD (xssdoctor) describe building a bug-bounty agent that found 126 vulnerabilities in five months, illustrating how token-cost economics can make autonomous hacking operations viable.
Why it matters
A real-world hacking agent found 126 bugs in five months, showing that autonomous vulnerability discovery has moved from demos into economically viable bug-bounty operations.
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