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This Researcher Hacked Into 35 Major Tech Companies, Including Microsoft, Tesla, and Netflix – Gizmodo Australia
Alex Birsan, a Romanian threat researcher, recently made over $US130,000 ($168,116) by virtuously breaking into IT systems at dozens of major tech companies. Birsan…
Alex Birsan, a Romanian threat researcher, recently made over $US130,000 ($168,116) by virtuously breaking into IT systems at dozens of major tech companies.
Birsan used a single innovative supply chain attack to compromise Tesla, Netflix, Microsoft, Apple, Paypal, Uber, Yelp, and at least 30 other firms. In the process, the researcher exposed a major vulnerability and earned large sums via multiple bug bounties the fees companies pay white hat hackers who successfully test their online defences.
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