Disinformation Machine: Chrome VRP Bug Bounty That Didn’t Make Me a Millionaire
Summary
This post recounts Lyra Rebane's Chrome vulnerability disclosure and the mistaken perception of a $1.33 million bounty, illustrating how bug bounty processes work and how AI-generated content and social media can propagate misinformation. It analyzes the Chrome VRP workflow, issues with edit access, community notes, and the broader risk of disinformation in security communications.