Last fall, MBA student Sanmay Ved briefly purchased the domain for Google.com — for $12.
Sanmay Ved / Via linkedin.com
Ved’s purchase via Google Domains was canceled after about a minute, and he reported his experience to Google Security.
Google Domains
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.”
LinkedIn
But this week, Google’s security blog revealed the company had offered $6,006.13 to Ved as a reward for his help.
Get it? The numbers almost spell out Google.
Ved instead donated the money to a charity that provides free education to children in rural India. So Google decided to double the reward money to match his donation.
Art of Living Foundation / Via youtube.com
