Jani (hacker) - deleted Wikipedia article 2016-05-08

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'''Jani''' is a high-profile hacker from Finland. At 10-years-old, he became the youngest ever recipient of Facebook's "bug bounty," paid to users who find bugs or weaknesses in its platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/03/facebook-10-year-old-10k-instagram-vulnerability/#efce19857fc5|title=10-Year-Old Hacks Instagram; Wins $10K From Facebook|last=Fox-Brewster|first=Thomas|website=Forbes|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cyber-idUSKCN0XV1O7|title=Facebook pays $10,000 to 10-year-old Instagram hacker|date=2016-05-04|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/03/instagram-comment-bug-10-year-old-hacking-finland-reward|title=Ten-year-old receives $10,000 reward for finding Instagram bug|last=Woolf|first=Nicky|date=2016-05-03|website=the Guardian|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported Jani is a "Finnish Genius."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/05/04/facebook-pays-10-year-old-finnish-boy-10000-for-exposing-flaw-in-instagram/|title=Facebook pays 10-year-old Finnish genius $10,000 for exposing flaw in Instagram|website=Washington Post|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> To prove his security vulnerability discovery, he deleted a comment on a test account set-up by staff at [[Instagram]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-05/04/instagram-hacked-10-year-old-boy|title=Instagram hacked by 10 year old boy (Wired UK)|website=Wired UK|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/03/facebook-paid-10000-to-10-year-old-for-bug-that-let-anyone-delete-instagram-comments/|title=Facebook paid $10,000 to 10-year-old for bug that let anyone delete Instagram comments|website=VentureBeat|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hypebeast.com/2016/5/facebook-reward-10-year-old-hack-instagram|title=Facebook Rewards $10,000 USD to 10-Year-Old Who Hacked Into Instagram|website=Hypebeast|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> After discovering their flaw in February 2016, he emailed [[Facebook]] (owns [[Instagram]]), and the issue was "quickly" fixed after being discovered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36200012|title=Instagram hacked by 10-year-old boy - BBC News|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/04/10-year-old-wins-10000-after-hacking-instagram/|title=10-year-old wins $10,000 after hacking Instagram|website=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> "I could have deleted anyone's comments from there. Even Justin Bieber's," Jani reported.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-pays-10-000-10-year-old-instagram-hacker-n568026|title=Facebook Pays $10,000 to 10-Year-Old Instagram Hacker|website=NBC News|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/03/10-year-old-finnish-kid-instagram-hack/|title=A 10-year-old Finnish kid won $10,000 for hacking Instagram|website=Engadget|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2016/05/04/facebook_pays_a_10_year_old_for_hacking_instagram.html|title=10-Year-Old Hacks Instagram Despite Being Too Young to Sign Up for Instagram, Collects Huge Reward|last=Heath|first=Alex|date=2016-05-04|newspaper=Slate|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Jani is now the youngest person to win one of the prizes that Facebook gives out for hacking its products,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/money/4317919/instagram-hack-bug-bounty/|title=Facebook Pays 10-Year-Old $10,000 for Hacking Instagram|last=Reuters|first=Tuomas Forsell /|website=MONEY.com|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/takata-air-bag-recall-may-expand-a-10-year-old-hacked-instagram/|title=Takata air bag recall may expand; a 10-year-old hacked Instagram|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> outranking the second youngest, a 13-year-old, who previously broke into a Facebook product.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/instagram-hacked-by-10-year-old-who-gets-10000-prize-for-finding-way-to-delete-users-comments-a7012496.html|title=A 10-year-old hacked Instagram|date=2016-05-04|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/10-year-old-10k-hack-instagram-facebook-bug|title=A 10-Year-Old Just Got $10,000 for Hacking Instagram|last=Stampler|first=Laura|website=Teen Vogue|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/facebook-paid-a-ten-year-old-10000-for-hacking-instagram?utm_term=.fj1dlnwXJ#.fl2ol2yY9|title=Facebook Paid A 10-Year-Old $10,000 For Hacking Instagram|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>

Jani received a $10,000 award for discovering the vulnerability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/04/10-year-old-boy-hacks-instagram-and-wins-10000-reward.html|title=10-year-old boy hacks Instagram and wins $10,000 reward|last=Barnato|first=Katy|date=2016-05-04|website=CNBC|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gizmodo.com/a-10-year-old-hacked-instagram-1774526133|title=A 10-Year-Old Hacked Instagram|last=Menegus|first=Bryan|website=Gizmodo|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/10-year-old-boy-hacks-7893619|title=10-year-old boy awarded $10,000 for hacking into Instagram|last=Curtis|first=Sophie|date=2016-05-04|website=mirror|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> According to [[CNN]], he plans to spend his money on a bike and a soccer ball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/04/technology/instagram-boy-reward-coding-facebook/index.html|title=Instagram pays $10,000 reward to 10-year old boy for finding a bug|last=Petroff|first=Alanna|date=2016-05-04|website=CNNMoney|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> He said he learned how to code from tutorials on [[YouTube|Youtube]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mic.com/articles/142605/10-year-old-boy-becomes-youngest-person-ever-to-hack-instagram-earns-10-000#.gmaJjdXv9|title=10-Year-Old Boy Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Hack Instagram, Earns $10,000|last=Mic|website=Mic|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Jani aspires to becoming a more proficient cybersecurity expert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hacked.com/facebook-gives-10k-10-year-old-hacked-instagram/|title=Facebook Gives $10k to 10-year-old who Hacked Instagram {{!}} Hacked|date=2016-05-03|website=Hacked|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>

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