And who says crime doesn’t pay?

Nintendo is teaming up with HackerOne group to find security vulnerabilities in the 3DS. The cash rewards range from $100 to $20,000 dollars, awarded to who finds the openings.

Some examples of activities Nintendo is using these bounties to stop are:

• Piracy, including:
  • Game application dumping
  • Copied game application execution
• Cheating, including:
  • Game application modification
  • Save data modification
• Dissemination of inappropriate content to children

The vulnerabilities their interested in include:

• System vulnerabilities regarding the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems
• Vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo-published applications for the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems
• Hardware vulnerabilities regarding the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems
• Low-cost cloning
• Security key detection via information leaks

If you’re a hackers or modders who is looking to get some cash, submit a report here to HackerOne.

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