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4chan Launches '$20 Bug Bounty' After Hackers Ruin moot's Day

Posted by Unknown on from the it-took-this-long? dept.

mask.of.sanity (1228908) writes "4chan's founder Moot has launched a bug bounty for the site after it was hacked, but is offering a meager $20 in 'self-serve ad spend' for all bugs. The bounty program was launched after the website and Moot's Amazon accounts were hacked. The intrusion spelled the end for DrawQuest which was closed after Moot decided it was not worth spending money to ensure the unprofitable but popular drawing platform was secure."

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  1. Re:let me be the first to say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He's dealt with its community with astounding elegance. And never bowed down and cashed out like Slashdot did.

    I'm sure more than one moneyman waved a check at him thinking he had an idea of how to monetize the site. Selling it to a corporation would mean instant death (no corporate structure would deal with such an army of crazy people)

    In any case, who the fuck are you to call him a loser?