10-Year-Old Boy From Finland Hacks Instagram; Gets Rewarded

10-Year-Old Boy From Finland Hacks Instagram; Gets Rewarded

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Facebook, which owns Instagram, pays people who find bugs on its services. When a young hacker found a way to delete other people’s comments, he emailed Facebook, and then received $10,000.

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