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Cybersecurity2 min readJuly 22, 2026

GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier

GitHub has significantly reduced its public bug bounty payouts and moved the highest reward tiers to an invitation-only VIP program, potentially reducing financial incentives for independent security researchers to report vulnerabilities. Organizations sh

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