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Yale graduate earns $11,000 finding bugs by 'hacking' into government systems
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Mr Eugene Lim was one of 290 "white hat" hackers from around the world invited by the Government in July to look for internal vulnerabilities in nine Internet-facing systems.
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SINGAPORE - Most full-time national servicemen (NSFs) spend their off-duty days resting at home, playing video games or hanging out with friends.
But 24-year-old Eugene Lim decided to dive into the realm of cyber security and pick up hacking, a hobby that recently earned him a cool US$8,500 (S$11,700) - about 10 times his monthly rank allowance.
