White hats can be prosecuted via the CFAA. they usually aren’t (most of us are guilty of CFAA penalties) but some companies got sour to fixing their web security and instead would sue and push to prosecute.
So in the early 2010s the white hat community went gray to survive. And companies that don’t pay their bounties oe cause trouble don’t get pen tested by white hats (at least not when wearing a white hat).
White hats can be prosecuted via the CFAA. they usually aren’t (most of us are guilty of CFAA penalties) but some companies got sour to fixing their web security and instead would sue and push to prosecute.
So in the early 2010s the white hat community went gray to survive. And companies that don’t pay their bounties oe cause trouble don’t get pen tested by white hats (at least not when wearing a white hat).
How do you know if a company is going to pay to fix?
Do you just have to take a chance and notify them?
Either I make a bunch of money, or they say fuck off, or they send me to jail? It seems too iffy
I assume the idea is, that the company then has a contract with the hacker, so they can no longer sue him. They essentially hack themselves via proxy.
Thank you! I appreciate the insight.