Google awarded US $ 36,000 to the Uruguayan boy who discovered the carrier's serious security error

Recently, Google awarded $ 36,337 USD to Ezequiel Pereira, a Uruguayan teenager because he discovered a serious security error that could be exploited by hackers to change the company's system.

Pereira discovered this security error and informed Google earlier this year. After a period of verifying and confirming that it has been overcome, this error will be published.

Ezequiel Pereira - Photo: ABC

This is not the first time Ezequiel Pereira has discovered Google's security breach. Previously, he had 4 times sent a notice to discover the vulnerability to Google, but this was the time Ezequiel Pereira received the most reward.

From the age of 10, Ezequiel Pereira had his first computer and only one year later, he started taking a programming class. After that, Ezequiel Pereira also taught himself various programming languages ​​and participated in many programming competitions.

Ezequiel Pereira took 17 months to find the first security hole and was rewarded with $ 500 through Google's vulnerability hunting program.

By 2016, Ezequiel Pereira won a programming competition and the prize was a visit to Google's corporate headquarters in California.

Last June, Pereira also received a reward of $ 10,000 to discover a flaw. A part of the money he used to apply for a scholarship to universities in the United States has not yet received any.

Ezequiel Pereira is still studying computer science at his hometown in Montevideo. Ezequiel Pereira shared, he will use the bonus to pay tuition to get a master's degree in network security.

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