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[-] EldenLord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know a guy who did exactly that and got sued. The security failure he reported even was a Straftatbestand committed by the company and so he won the process. German companies really love shooting themselves in the foot.

[-] bless@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Over here, not just sued, but sued for extortion because they had the audacity to ask for bug bounty. Ok then, if I ever find a security hole that exposes sensitive data, filing a gdpr report it is

[-] CompassRed@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

For the record, I didn't bring up a bounty, but I still received payment. It helps that it is a small company, and that the CEO is also a developer. They were so grateful for the discovery that the bounty was freely offered without me asking.

[-] bless@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I'm glad that it worked out for you. May you always encounter levelheaded proper in life

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