You document and report a vulnerability to Walmart, Northrop, some random BigCo that nobody thinks much about and you get nothing. You document and report an e

You document and report a vulnerability to Walmart, Northrop, some random BigCo that nobody thinks much about and you get nothing. You document and report an equivalent vulnerability to a tech BigCo and you make the front page of HN. It's not about having a working exploit you can monetize. These hackers aren't gonna steal cars. They're showcasing their skills and picking their targets for that purpose. Had they hacked a Daweoo wearing Chevy clothes or an FCA product nobody would blink twice. The comments would all be people saying you get what you pay for or repeating the typical Reddit tropes about the big3 being crap. They picked one of the brands that starts with T, ends with A because those brands are sacred cows of the upper middle class and have rabid online fan-bases who will greatly amplify and publicize these hackers work.