United Airlines is giving away free tickets to hackers – the company offered 2,000 miles to two hackers who discovered significant security vulnerabilities in its system.
United Airlines has offered free tickets, and more specifically, a thousand free miles, to two hackers who discovered security vulnerabilities in its system.
This specific action is included in the "bug bounty" program with which the company rewards hackers who choose to point out to the company potential security vulnerabilities they discover and do not share them on the internet.
It is noted that the thousand miles of free travel are equivalent to the maximum reward that someone can receive from this specific program and are perhaps more than 12 trips for each person.
A company spokesperson emphasized that the company's specific program is a big step towards ensuring and upgrading online security.
The idea of rewarding hackers who find and report significant security vulnerabilities in online systems is not new. Companies like Yahoo, Google, and Facebook have been offering hackers financial incentives for this service for several years.
The hackers who received the 2,000 miles from United Airlines have pledged not to reveal the nature of the problem or where in the system the security.
Source: skai.gr
