For
successfully hacking into Instagram server, a 10-year-old Finnish hacker
identified as Jani, has received 10,000 dollars, reports ITRealms.
The boy’s hacking of Instagram server assisted the company in
discovering vulnerability in its back-end applications; which afforded him to delete
comments on certain Instagram accounts.
Facebook
in announcing this said that the boy, whose name was simply given as Jani, discovered
the security vulnerability in the Instagram app, a photo-sharing service owned
by Facebook in March this year.
Jani was
reported to had deleted other people’s comments when he inputted malicious code
into the comment field of the application.
ITRealms gathered that Jani informed Instagram about the technical fault via electronic
mail (email) a few days later. Instagram in response and in appreciation rewarded
him USD10,000 dollars from Instagram.
Jani
pointed out that he is enthusiastic about coding games for years and had been
building up his skills on his own with his twin brother.
The boy’s
father, whose name was also kept on seal, said that he was very surprised that
his son had learnt so much about coding and data security.
In the
meantime the boy said he dreams of becoming an information security expert in
the future.
“It would
be my dream job; security is really important,” Jani asserted.
Okoli
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