# The Student-Founded Cybersecurity Startup that Found a $400,000 Bug

_Friday, June 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM EDT · Cybersecurity · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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An AI agent autonomously discovered a critical vulnerability in the Solana blockchain and earned a $400,000 bug bounty. The agent was built by Kevin Wang and his team at Anatomist Security, a Web3 cybersecurity startup. The bounty is one of the largest ever credited to an artificial intelligence.

Wang founded the company with co-founders he met at DEFCON CTF, where he represented Taiwan and placed second in 2019. He started in CTF competitions during his sophomore year of college. Anatomist Security provides full-stack security audits for blockchain protocols and decentralized applications.

The bounty came as a byproduct of building better tooling for researchers. Wang said selling and storytelling matter just as much as expertise. Wang is Co-Founder of Anatomist Security and is enrolled in MGT-646: Startup Founder Practicum while pursuing his MBA.

## Sources

- [Yale SOM](https://som.yale.edu/story/2026/student-founded-cybersecurity-startup-found-400000-bug)

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