The bug bounty program at United Airlines started just two months ago, and an independent researcher has already found a bug serious enough that the airline paid out 1 million miles for the first bug turned in. That’s worth about $25,000 in cash, or he could, well, travel with them. [More]
Bug Bounty Program
United Offers “Bug Bounty” Of Up To 1 Million Miles For Hackers Who Find Vulnerabilities In Website, Mobile App
By 5.14.15
While big companies are known to quietly seek out the services of white-hat hackers to test for weaknesses in their networks and websites, it’s not every day that a major airline publicly offers a “bounty” to people who can diagnose vulnerabilities in its systems. [More]
