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Aditi Singh, a 20-year-old Delhi-based ethical hacker, was awarded $30,000 (Rs 22 lakh roughly) for detecting a bug in the Microsoft Azure cloud system. Just two months ago, Aditi uncovered an issue in Facebook and got a $7500 (around Rs 5.5 lakh) bounty.
She further claims that both these firms have a relatively new remote RCE problem, but that is something new and is not paid much attention comparatively. With such weaknesses, hackers can access and maintain information on their internal systems.
Aditi points out that it isn’t simple to locate vulnerabilities and that ethical hackers need to keep up with new bugs in their game, report them, and still be eligible for pay-outs. She does not only emphasize getting money but also stresses gaining knowledge and learning about ethical hacking first.
“Microsoft has only fixed the bug which I spotted two months back. They have not fixed all of them,” claimed Aditi, the first one to notice the flaw on the RCE. She added that the tech giant had taken almost two months to answer as they checked whether anybody had downloaded its faulty version or not. Aditi believes that individuals must ask the company’s support team to host a bonus scheme before they even begin to uncover a bug. And, if the company confirms such a scheme, bounty hunters must yield results.
Bug bounty hunters are mainly trained and certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers who scan the web for bugs or loopholes via which hackers can sneak in and notify the company. Individuals are awarded cash when they succeed.
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