Top hacker in the world - is an AI
A hacker named Xbow has topped a prestigious security industry US leaderboard that tracks who has found and reported the most vulnerabilities in software from large companies. Xbow isn’t a person – it’s an artificial intelligence tool developed by a company of the same name.
Security researchers and hackers have long automated parts of their work and AI has shown up as a key tool in the past two years, Prins said. Nearly all human hackers now augment their efforts with AI and there are a handful of firms trying to do what Xbow does – Prins calls them hackbot companies
AI tool Xbow is one of America’s best hackers - The Economic Times
AI-powered cybersecurity tool Xbow has topped HackerOne’s US leaderboard, marking the first time an AI, not a human, leads in reported software vulnerabilities. Founded in 2024 by GitHub veteran Oege de Moor, Xbow automates penetration testing, recently raised $75 million, and is reshaping defense strategies in the era of AI-driven hacking.
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Not really surprised. I have no doubt this is where it is going, pretty sure everyone who has the infrastructure is engaged in it and developing these tools.
XBOW – The road to Top 1: How XBOW did it
For the first time in bug bounty history, an autonomous penetration tester has reached the top spot on the US leaderboard.
Automation and AI. World is changing really fast
#enoughsaid