the.com/bug bounty
getting paid to break into things so criminals don't get there first.
means a program where companies pay hackers to find and report security flaws instead of exploiting them.
from netscape started it in 1995, paying $1000 for browser bugs; the term stuck as tech giants and governments followed, turning hacking into a legitimate career path.
first payoutnetscape, 1995, one thousand dollars
top earnerssome hackers make six figures yearly
pentagon programhack the pentagon launched in 2016
biggest bountyapple offers up to two million dollars