OpenAI raises bug bounty rewards to up to $172,000 and plans security sprint with Cathedral Systems
Overview
OpenAI says it is more than quadrupling bug bounty rewards for critical findings, with exceptional findings eligible for up to $172,000 including bonuses.
The updated reward ranges also apply to reports still awaiting a bounty, and for bounties awarded in the past 30 days OpenAI will pay the difference if a finding qualifies for more under the new ranges. A separate OpenAI News post adds report quality, loyalty and priority campaign bonuses for independent researchers.
OpenAI also says it is planning its next internal security sprint and partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI's models alongside its teams to challenge the company's defenses. An Andrew Curran post on X says Cathedral was founded by former DOGE staffers who recently hacked Anthropic's Slack; no source is given for that claim.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 2, 10:41 PM ET
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- Nov 2, 9:29 PM ET · 1 articleOpenAI raises bug bounty rewards and applies new ranges to pending reportsOpenAI: OpenAI raises bug bounty rewards, including for reports awaiting payment
- Nov 2, 9:29 PM ET · 2 articlesOpenAI plans security sprint with Cathedral Systems and raises bug bounty rewardsOpenAI: OpenAI plans AI-driven security sprint with Cathedral Systems and raises bug bounties
- Nov 2, 1:00 PM ET · 1 articleOpenAI raises Security Bug Bounty rewards and adds report quality, loyalty, and priority campaign bonusesOpenAI News: OpenAI raises Security Bug Bounty rewards and adds new researcher bonuses
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_XOpenAI partners with Cathedral Systems for internal security sprintAIOpenAI says it is partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI's models alongside its teams to challenge the company's defenses. OpenAI also more than quadrupled bug bounty rewards for critical findings, with exceptional findings eligible for up to $172,000 including bonuses. The main post adds that Cathedral was founded by former DOGE staffers who recently hacked Anthropic's Slack.

OpenAI@OpenAIOfficialOpenAI raises bug bounty rewards, including for reports awaiting paymentAIOpenAI says the updated bug bounty reward ranges also apply to reports still awaiting a bounty. For bounties awarded in the past 30 days, OpenAI will pay the difference if a finding qualifies for a higher reward under the new ranges.
OpenAI@OpenAIOfficialOpenAI plans AI-driven security sprint with Cathedral Systems and raises bug bountiesAIOpenAI says it is planning its next internal security sprint and partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI's models to challenge its defenses. OpenAI also more than quadrupled bug bounty rewards for critical findings, with exceptional findings eligible for up to $172,000 including bonuses.
- OpenAI NewsOfficialOpenAI raises Security Bug Bounty rewards and adds new researcher bonuses
AIOpenAI is raising rewards under its Security Bug Bounty program for independent security researchers. The company is also introducing report quality, loyalty, and priority campaign bonuses.
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