Knock me over with a feather. This is not how this kind of story almost always ends:
US airline United has rewarded two hackers who spotted security holes in its website with a million free flight miles each.
The flight provider operates a "bug bounty" scheme that rewards hackers for privately disclosing security flaws rather than sharing them online.
It has given the maximum reward of a million flight miles, worth dozens of trips, to two people.
One security expert said the scheme was a big step forward for online security.
"Schemes like this reward hackers for finding and disclosing problems in the right way. That makes the internet safer for all of us," said security consultant Dr Jessica Barker.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 18 2015, @11:38AM
It's really just a trap designed to get them within the TSA's reach! Once there they will disappear into a back room where the "Hacking" will begin in earnest.