Apple will pay an Arizona teenager who revealed a major security flaw on its devices last month, it was reported. According to The Washington Post, 14-year-old Grant Thompson’s family will be rewarded with a payout in addition to money for his education as a thanks for his discovery of an eavesdropping bug on the FaceTime app. The bug also enabled callers to see through front-facing cameras, meaning it allowed for both audio and visual spying. On Thursday, Apple released a fix in the form of a software update to solve the problem. That same year, Uber advertised an award of up to $10,000 for hackers who discovered flaws within its software.

Source: Huffington Post February 09, 2019 10:52 UTC