1050°

This Guy Could Have Deleted Everything on YouTube, but He Resisted

"Some powers are so terrible and vast that they should be denied to humankind, for we would not know how to wield them responsibly. For example: Kamil Hismatullin, a Russian hacker and security tinkerer, briefly had the ability to delete everything on YouTube."

dota2champion3479d ago

He got $5,000 as a payment from google. He should of gotten more, this would of destroyed youtube.

Dee_913478d ago (Edited 3478d ago )

5k was the max for that vulnerabilty
http://www.google.com/about...

very cheap

KingPin3479d ago

surely google left out a zero somewhere.
5k is low especially for something that could potentially end a site.

pompombrum3478d ago

Yeah, he could easily make 10x that much from donations alone if he deleted every Justin Bieber video.. Google sure are cheap.

ZoyosJD3478d ago

As great as it is to let your imagination wonder, the master copies and the logging of such actions would have made the action pointless and ensured he wouldn't have gotten paid.

pompombrum3478d ago

Well yeah but it would have made for a few decent lolz at first.

ITPython3479d ago

Well I always download youtube videos in .mp4 format so I don't need to worry about buffering or quality loss, so not all is lost. But I only have 138GB of youtube stored on my HDD, which is infinitesimally small compared to what every video on youtube size adds up to.

Tzuno3479d ago (Edited 3479d ago )

Only 5k $??? cheap ass bilionaire corporations, i guess they spend more on prostitutes, cocaine and drinks :), yo mr hacker you should delete that stupid gangnam style just to send a message, 5k$ too low :)

DillyDilly3478d ago

This guy did not think big enough

Show all comments (14)
80°

YouTube Calls Out OpenAI for Alleged Sora Training Terms Breach

According to Bloomberg, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has expressed concern regarding the potential misuse of platform content by OpenAI’s Sora, an AI-driven video creation tool.

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com
70°

The Downward Spiral of Linus Media Group

Shaz from TL writes: “Linus Sebastian’s media company, Linus Media Group, is under fire. From ethical concerns with videos, to allegations of workplace harassment.”

Read Full Story >>
teqluster.com
60°

How to turn on closed captions on YouTube

If you need (or prefer) to read video content on YouTube, you have options.

Read Full Story >>
knowtechie.com
591d ago