10-year-old Boy Who Hacked Instagram Was Paid $10,000 By Facebook

Jani, a 10-year-old boy in Finland found a security flaw in photo-sharing service Instagram that allowed him to delete comments.


Facebook paid the boy $10,000
for uncovering the security flaw. The social media giant routinely pays cash bounties to users who can reveal security flaws in any of its platforms, including Instagram.

Since the program's launch in
2011, Facebook has paid out over $4.3 million in bug bounties.

So, start searching for flaws on facebook so you too will get rewarded :grin: 9ja.

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