Nintendo just paid off 3 people for the HackerOne Program

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Last year, Nintendo debutted its HackerOne program that involved giving a bounty of range of $100 - $20,000 to hackers that disclose their system exploits and vulnerabilities for the 3DS. Everyone thought it wouldn't work out for Nintendo, but just around last month the program was extended to include the Nintendo Switch too.

Just recently as you can see in the picture, three people were rewarded so far, however the amounts paid will not be made public. It seems as if a few hackers wouldn't mind giving out their newfound exploits for some easy cash, hopefully for the sake of the Switch hacking scene, it isn't the same with our own resident hackers.

A few examples of what information Nintendo is interested in receiving:
  • System vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo Switch
    • Privilege escalation from userland
    • Kernel takeover
    • ARM® TrustZone® takeover
  • Vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo-published applications for Nintendo Switch
    • Userland takeover
  • System vulnerabilities regarding the Nintendo 3DS family of systems
    • Privilege escalation on ARM® ARM11™ userland
    • ARM11 kernel takeover
    • ARM® ARM9™ userland takeover
    • ARM9 kernel takeover

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Those aren't snitches.
Their white hats who hack to expose security problems which will later benefit everyone.

You wouldn't mind your bank getting hacked by a white hat if it means your money would be stored more securely do you now?
Except, they're not, but okay.
A snitch is typically someone who "rats you out," or tells on you, meaning, you did something wrong. A white hat hacker blowing the whistle and exposing exploits that could and probably would be used for immoral things like piracy, is definitely being a snitch. Only thing is, snitch is typically only a bad word to bad people. (There are different levels of course. No one likes a person who snitches on every minor thing.) I would agree that they are "snitches," but I'm not mad at them either. They are trying to do a good thing and make some money doing it.
 
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True, but the community isn't just 12 year olds. There are people with common sense as well.
Yes but the small group of misfits that act like 12 year olds are the reason some devs give up and leave in the first place. Not saying you are, but some people are just awful and arent grateful for anything sadly.
 

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Yes but the small group of misfits that act like 12 year olds are the reason some devs give up and leave in the first place. Not saying you are, but some people are just awful and arent grateful for anything sadly.
I'm glad we agree that the immature people here ruin everything at least.
 
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As much as I want to be able to hack the Switch. I hold no ill will to people that are trying to help Nintendo create as secure a system as possible.
It's sad that some people are. How messed up is that? To think that these devs have to keep their Hacks to give to the community and not Nintendo for some spending money.
 
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A snitch is typically someone who "rats you out," or tells on you, meaning, you did something wrong. A white hat hacker blowing the whistle and exposing exploits that could and probably would be used for immoral things like piracy, is definitely being a snitch. Only thing is, snitch is typically only a bad word to bad people. (There are different levels of course. No one likes a person who snitches on every minor thing.) I would agree that they are "snitches," but I'm not mad at them either. They are trying to do a good thing and make some money doing it.

I highly doubt you can call a person who reports an exploit found by themselves to Nintendo a snitch.
Nintendo needs hackers to tighten their own security.

Without hackers, there's no security.
 

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rats you out? snitch on you?

oh damn did they patch a security hole which people you knew about and going to release for the switch so we can pirate it? no!

they patched something we had no idea about. how can they snitch on as about something we had no idea about.


if someone hacks computer of smea's, yellows8, or mine and then releases it to Nintendo.. THEN its snitching
 
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rats you out? snitch on you?

oh damn did they patch a security hole which people you knew about and going to release for the switch so we can pirate it? no!

they patched something we had no idea about. how can they snitch on as about something we had no idea about.


if someone hacks computer of smea's, yellows8, or mine and then releases it to Nintendo.. THEN its snitching

Man, it's hilarious to see people getting all paranoid about something we don't even know what they patched lol.
 
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