---
id: 2446
title: "Bug bounty isn’t dead, but the old model is breaking"
source_domain: aikido.dev
source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/bug-bounty-isnt-dead"
published_at: "2026-04-13 00:00"
tags: ["ai-security", "bug-bounty", "open-source", "vulnerability-disclosure", "curl", "economics"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2446"
lang: en
---

# Bug bounty isn’t dead, but the old model is breaking

## Summary

IBB paused submissions and curl cut payouts. curl's creator and Bugcrowd's founder tell Aikido why: AI made finding and reporting bugs nearly free, but validating and fixing them stays expensive.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** aikido.dev
- **Published:** 2026-04-13 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/bug-bounty-isnt-dead
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2446