AI-generated slop delayed report of $200K macOS security flaw

Apple's bug bounty inbox has become overwhelmed with fabricated, AI-generated vulnerability reports, prompting the company to cap submissions per researcher. As a result, Italian startup Bynario was initially unable to report a real macOS vulnerability worth up to $200,000.

Why it matters: This is a concrete case of AI-generated noise degrading a critical security process, echoing similar 'AI slop' problems now surfacing on LinkedIn and Snap. It suggests bug-bounty and disclosure pipelines broadly need AI-aware triage before the pattern causes a missed critical flaw.