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While this is absolutely true, I know some people that like to do this type of stuff for "fun" and the bounty is just icing on the cake. It also won't hurt him
by lbotos 12y ago
While this is absolutely true, I know some people that like to do this type of stuff for "fun" and the bounty is just icing on the cake. It also won't hurt him in finding that kind of work in the future.
- DenisM 12y agoYeah, I feel it's more about earning respect than making a living. "I made $10k just for a quick hack"[1] has enormous bragging value - it's both a large enough payout for that, and it can actually be used without going to jail. Much better than actually bringing Facebook down. [1] It doesn't matter how much work went into finding the exploit, one can still brag about doing it left-handed in 5 minutes.