---
id: 841
title: "Know the Warning Signs of “Crowd Washing”"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/know-the-warning-signs-of-crowd-washing/"
published_at: "2023-02-07 06:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "cloud", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "procurement", "vendor-evaluation", "crowd-washing", "crowdsourcing", "buyers-guide"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/841"
lang: en
---

# Know the Warning Signs of “Crowd Washing”

## Summary

Crowd washing is when pentest vendors rebrand traditional services as crowd-based, echoing cloud washing. Warning signs include inflated tester communities and missing pay-for-impact incentives.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2023-02-07 06:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/know-the-warning-signs-of-crowd-washing/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/841