United Awards Cyber Hackers Millions Of Miles

Geo Beats 2015-07-16

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United Airlines has reportedly awarded at least two hackers with one million miles each for finding high-level security flaws as part of its bug bounty program.

Frequent flier miles are usually earned through travel, but one airline recently gave a large amount to a surprising group. 

United Airlines has granted one million miles each to a minimum of two hackers who found vulnerabilities in the company’s computer system. 

One of these recipients was apparently cyber expert Jordan Wiens who tweeted about his achievement in finding a hole that would allow an outsider to take control of a website. 

The rewards are part of United’s bug bounty program, launched in May, which lists very deta

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