Scholar Criticizes WSJ for Calling White-Hat Bounty Researchers 'Hackers'

Law professor Harry Surden criticized a WSJ headline for describing white-hat researchers, who breached OpenAI systems using Claude via an approved bug bounty program, as 'hackers,' arguing the wording misleads readers.

2026-09-19 ~ 2026-09-19 · 2 related posts

• WSJ slammed for calling bug-bounty white-hats 'hackers' in 'misleading' headline — HarrySurden · 2026-09-19
• Scholar slams WSJ's 'hackers' headline: Claude researchers were white-hat bounty hunters — HarrySurden · 2026-09-19