Meta Pays $120,000 for a Single AI Bug After Vulnerability Exposed 34,000 Instagram Accounts
One of the largest AI-specific bug bounties ever paid highlights the growing attack surface of AI-integrated consumer products — and the premium companies are willing to pay to find out about it first.
Meta paid $120,000 for a single AI vulnerability — one of the largest bug bounties ever awarded specifically for an AI-related exploit. As @0x0SojalSec reported, the bug reportedly exposed approximately 34,000 Instagram accounts, though the specific mechanism of the vulnerability — whether it involved Meta's AI recommendation systems, content moderation pipeline, or something else entirely — remains unclear from public reporting.
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