Hack the Pentagon...bounty involved....US$150,000

SydneySideSteveSomewheres · April 19, 2016

The United States Pentagon will usually send you to jail (*gaol*) for trying to "Hack the Pentagon" but until May 12 a select group of responsible hackers are being sought to try and breach the Pentagon's security.

With a bounty of US$150,000 for those who opt in for a complete background check prior to attempting to carry out the breach, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said that he is “Inviting responsible hackers to test our cybersecurity........ I am confident this innovative initiative will strengthen our digital defenses and ultimately enhance our national security.” It is aimed to bring to light security flaws in DoD websites, no critical infrastructure systems will be harmed in the HackerOne process.

Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter is the United States Secretary of Defense. He is also a physicist and a former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs- Wikipedia

"The registration site is now live and can be accessed at https://hackerone.com/hackthepentagon."

The criteria if you want to be involved is quite strict as you "must be a U.S. person, and must not be on the U.S. Department of Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals list, a list of people and organizations engaged in terrorism, drug trafficking and other crimes..."

It is possible to opt out of the background check but as they are spending taxpayer dollars, this would mean you forfeit any bounty you may earn too.

Do you think they would noticed if someone applied through a VPN service with fake a green card / social security details, such as elements of China’s military...*maybe*...?