Report: Facebook Doles Out Cash Rewards For Reports On Bugs, Holes In Corporate Network

Facebook already has a program in place whereby outside hackers can earn cash rewards for reporting bugs. And now, the social network has extended that to its corporate network, marking a first for a large technology company.

Facebook already has a program in place whereby outside hackers can earn cash rewards for reporting bugs. And now, the social network has extended that to its corporate network, marking a first for a large technology company.

Bloomberg reported that the initiative was hatched in May, when a “white hat” hacker, meaning an outside researcher who does not exploit the information he or she gains, alerted Facebook about a weakness in its corporate network that left its internal communications vulnerable to eavesdropping.

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