Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Socket @SocketSecurity@fosstodon.org

5/7/2025, 2:09:54 AM

Public

The latest AI grift: fake security reports on bug bounty platforms. This is a new form of #OSS maintainer abuse. The reports include vague repro steps, imaginary functions, and nonsense patches.

One landed in curl’s inbox - @bagderdaniel:// stenberg:// and team quickly identified it as AI slop, but the problem is growing.

https://socket.dev/blog/ai-slop-polluting-bug-bounty-platforms

AI Slop Is Polluting Bug Bounty Platforms with Fake Vulnerab...

AI-generated slop reports are making bug bounty triage harder, wasting maintainer time, and straining trust in vulnerability disclosure programs.

socket.dev · Socket

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