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A comment on Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecWest, $60k awarded. Parent comment

Re:Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecW... by SODaniel on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @09:24PM (#3678348)
If I was a white/grey-hat hacker prodding for exploits for lulz and fame, an extra $60k would come in pretty handy for something I would be doing for free anyway.

Also, not to forget is that $60k is a LOT of money to most people that are not .com millionaires.

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Re:Chrome exploit and sandbox escape demonstrated at CanSecW... by bricestacey on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @09:37PM (#3678385)
Maybe I'm mistaken, but my takeaway is that any hacker with the skills necessary to find such an exploit would not bother. It's a lot of money for most of us, but my impression is that these competitions don't target most of us.
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