Sunday, January 31, 2016

Google Offered $6,006.13 To The Guy Who Briefly Owned Google.com

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Last fall, MBA student Sanmay Ved briefly purchased the domain for Google.com — for $12.

Last fall, MBA student Sanmay Ved briefly purchased the domain for Google.com — for $12.

Sanmay Ved / Via linkedin.com

Ved wrote about his ownership of the tech juggernaut's domain name in a blog post on LinkedIn.

Ved's purchase via Google Domains was canceled after about a minute, and he reported his experience to Google Security.

Ved's purchase via Google Domains was canceled after about a minute, and he reported his experience to Google Security.

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In October, Ved told BuzzFeed he used to work at the tech giant.

"Though I have left Google, over the years I have reported several vulnerabilities to them, which they have acknowledged and corrected," he said. "Never asked for rewards, nor spoken about them."


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SOURCE: BuzzFeed

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