# AlgoGard not paying out a bug bounty after exploit was reported and aren't openly acknowledging who pointed it out

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**Created:** [August 29, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/algogard-not-paying-out-a-bug-bounty-after-exploit-was-reported-and-arent-openly-acknowledging-who-pointed-it-out/10307 "2023-08-29T13:08:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe-p](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.algorand.co/joe-p/32/3094_2.png) [@joe-p](https://forum.algorand.co/u/joe-p)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/algogard-not-paying-out-a-bug-bounty-after-exploit-was-reported-and-arent-openly-acknowledging-who-pointed-it-out/10307/3 "2023-08-30T09:10:55Z")

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> [@lobo](#):
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> I am having problems finding an actual official bug bounty of Algogard. I should have looked for that before I posted this, that’s on me.

If Algogard doesn’t have a bug bounty program in place I see no wrongdoing here. While bug bounty programs are great, not every project can afford them or believe they are necessary.

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