WSJ slammed for calling bug-bounty white-hats 'hackers' in 'misleading' headline
HarrySurden · x · 2026-09-19
Law professor Harry Surden criticized a WSJ headline for labeling participants as "Hackers" when they were white-hat researchers working through an approved bug-bounty program. He argues the term, while technically accurate, clearly misleads readers about the nature of the incident.
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