PayPal denies teenager reward for finding website bug

A 17-year-old German student contends PayPal has denied him a reward for finding a vulnerability in its website.

Robert Kugler said he notified PayPal of the vulnerability on May 19. He said he was informed by email that because he is under 18 years old, he did not qualify for its Bug Bounty Program. He will turn 18 next March.

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I find this especially bogus since someone the same age would face like 15 years in prison for 'pinging' paypal as part of a cyber-protest for instance.

Snakes!

Will the next person to find vulnerability just quietly share it with hackers?