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0 pointsmake38y ago0 comments

source plz. for white hats, I mean

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ryanlol8y ago· 2 in thread

Oh, I mean I guess you can probably find some country that'll be able to work out a profit-sharing agreement with you and allow you to legally steal money.

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber/evgeniy-mikhailovich-bogach...

This guy is a good example of someone with a decent career in infosec operating on the right side of the law (Within his own jurisdiction, anyway).

If you want to do charity reporting bugs, then you obviously will get paid like charity workers do.

tyingq8y ago

The question probably wasn't about whether an exploit specialist could net a lot of money, but rather, your claim of "a few hundred million $ per year". That's pretty extraordinary.

ryanlol8y ago

How is it extraordinary? Cryptocurrency heists of that scale happen regularly.

Wire fraud in the high tens of millions is a daily thing. Shit out a OWA RCE bug and you can make billions swapping out bank account info in emails.

All the money in the world is controlled by insecure computers, of course skilled exploit devs can drown themselves in it.

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sirk18828y ago

Probably depends on how willing you are to live and work in China.

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