Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop
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What happened
Ars Technica roundup of multiple high-impact security events and trends: a Windows 11 BitLocker zero-day that reportedly defeats default protections; a severe Linux vulnerability (CopyFail) and other kernel-level flaws prompting emergency patches; a monthlong supply‑chain backdoor in the widely used Daemon Tools app; an Ubuntu infrastructure outage that impeded coordinated disclosure; and an ASP.NET authentication flaw triggering emergency updates on macOS and Linux. The feed also highlights ecosystem-wide issues: open-source package (element-data) credential theft, targeted supply-chain hits/
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- arstechnica_security
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- 2026-05-18T20:51:50Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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