OpenAI raises bug bounty rewards and plans new security sprint with outside researchers
OpenAI announced on November 2, 2026 that it is raising bug bounty payouts past $170,000, adding quality, loyalty, and priority campaign bonuses, and preparing a new internal security sprint with Cathedral and other outside researchers.
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Timeline · 5 reports
- 2026-11-03 14:15 · TechRadar AI
'Traditional cyber defenses alone are no longer sufficient': OpenAI is raising its bug bounty rewards for security researchers as AI attack worries grow - 2026-11-03 06:02 · Unite.AI
OpenAI Plans New Security Sprint and Raises Bug Bounty Rewards - 2026-11-03 02:29 · AlphaSignal
OpenAI Raises Bug Bounty to $172,000 to Hunt Its Own Flaws - 2026-11-02 18:00 · OpenAI News
Preparing our next security sprint to harden OpenAI - 2026-11-02 18:00 · OpenAI News
Rewarding defenders with bigger bug bounties