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Teenage Security Researcher Reports Flaw in Budapest Transport Authority Site, Is Arrested

Accepted submission by at 2017-08-16 19:08:50
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An 18-year-old Hungarian man was taken into custody after reporting one of the numerous bugs [marai.me] in the Budapest Transport Authority's site. He found the bug by using the "view source" feature of his browser. He then bought a ticket at much less than its usual price, and reported the problem to the transit authority without using the ticket.

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