A 19-year-old security researcher from the Netherlands, has earned 1 Million air miles from United Airlines for finding and reporting multiple security holes in its software systems. Another 23-years-old researcher from Algeria reported three security issues under the airline’s bug bounty program and earned 1.7 Million flyer miles from the airline. Apple is the latest technology firm to announce the bug bounty programs starting this fall to pay outside security researchers and white hat hackers for disclosing security issues in its products. The company plans to offer rewards of up to $200,000.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2016/08/united-airlines-air-miles.html