---
id: 3175
title: "Why Ethics Matter in Bug Bounties"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/why-ethics-matter-in-bug-bounties/"
published_at: "2018-01-24T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "extortion", "data-breach", "ethics", "disclosure", "uber-breach"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3175"
lang: en
---

# Why Ethics Matter in Bug Bounties

## Summary

Using the Uber breach as a case study, Bugcrowd argues that paying hackers to stay silent is extortion, not a bug bounty, and that organizations have a legal duty to disclose breaches.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-01-24T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/why-ethics-matter-in-bug-bounties/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3175