Apple offers $1 million bounty for uncovering security flaws in private AI cloud

In a nutshell: Apple says that Private Cloud Compute is the most advanced security architecture ever deployed for cloud AI compute at scale. By inviting scrutiny from the security research community, Cupertino hopes to build trust in its system and improve its security measures.

Apple has announced a significant expansion of its bug bounty program to improve the security of its upcoming Private Cloud Compute service, designed as an extension of its on-device AI model, Apple Intelligence. This cloud-based service aims to handle more complex AI tasks while maintaining user privacy.

The expanded bounty program focuses on three main threat categories: accidental data disclosure, external compromise from user requests, and physical or internal access vulnerabilities. Specifically, it is zeroing in on remote code execution, data extraction, and network-based attacks, with the maximum bounty of $1 million awarded to researchers who can identify exploits that allow malicious code to run remotely ...