Continuing our work to reduce AI slop submissions and protect signal quality

Bugcrowd has implemented four significant changes to its platform to enhance the experience for both customers and hackers by addressing the challenges posed by "sloptimism," a trend of high-volume, low-quality submissions often assisted by AI. These changes include banning accounts engaged in submission farming or submitting numerous invalid reports, requiring mandatory identity verification for participation in Managed Bug Bounty (MBB) programs, throttling submissions from low-performance accounts, and enforcing CAPTCHA validation for all submissions. The goal is to ensure each submission is accountable to an identifiable individual, thereby improving the quality and credibility of the submissions while maintaining access for new hackers through less restrictive programs. These efforts aim to balance accountability with accessibility, focusing on high-impact research and preserving the platform's trust and efficiency. Bugcrowd plans to monitor these changes' impact and adjust its approach based on community feedback.