bug bounty
A bug bounty is a modern whaling license in which companies pay third parties in cash for hunting defects lurking in their software. Participants dive into the sea of code dreaming of a windfall, returning with nothing but empty logs if they earn no reward. The line between goodwill-driven security and financial gain is perpetually blurred. In the end, all that remains is the endless chase of monsters called bugs and pride quantified by numbers.