Bugcrowd has acquired Mayhem Security, an AI-driven offensive security firm spun out of Carnegie Mellon University research.
Founded in 2012, Mayhem built its reputation on using symbolic execution and fuzzing to think like attackers, enabling autonomous vulnerability discovery and remediation.
Its Dynamic SBOM technology analyzes real runtime behavior, helping enterprises identify unused or risky code and dependencies that pose supply-chain risks.
Clients include Cloudflare, Deloitte, Roblox, Rivian, and federal agencies protecting complex systems and weapon infrastructure.
The integration will fuse Bugcrowd’s global hacker community with Mayhem’s machine intelligence, creating a self-learning security platform that unites human creativity with AI-driven precision.
Bugcrowd’s acquisition strengthens automated vulnerability testing while reducing development costs and time-to-defense.
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Reference
Riley, D. (2025, November 4). Bugcrowd acquires AI security startup Mayhem to fuse hacker ingenuity with machine intelligence. SiliconANGLE. https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/04/bugcrowd-acquires-ai-security-startup-mayhem-fuse-hacker-ingenuity-machine-intelligence/
