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So they rewarded you by sending you merchandising for their company.

I was hoping that at the very least, they'd offer you a job.



1. Finding one security problem is not necessarily enough to qualify for a job offer

2. They sent him a trophy. It wasn't just any ball pen with the company logo but a nice, topical t-shirt

As someone else pointed out - he disclosed the vulnerability publicly before informing LinkedIn. Most companies wouldn't have given him anything.




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