The social media giant which owns WhatsApp has named Zonel Sougaijam, 22, on a list where it has thanked those who make "a responsible disclosure". 16. iSotck photoA Manipuri civil engineer has said that Facebook awarded him $5,000 for discovering a WhatsApp bug that violated privacy of users. After discovering the bug, Sougaijam said, he reported the matter in March to the Bug Bounty Program of Facebook, which deals with violation of privacy matters. Zonel said he found his name on the Facebook list this month. Earlier this month, there were reports that a 19-year-old from Kerala had also been awarded by Facebook for finding a bug on WhatsApp.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2019 05:37 UTC