This college student racked up $300,000 worth of frequent flyer miles by legally hacking United Airlines

Georgia Tech engineering student Ryan Pickren has turned his knack for computer hacking into a lucrative side-career. He's now the number one most successful contributor to United Airlines' Bug Bounty Program, which rewards hackers with frequent flyer miles for finding security flaws in their website. 

Produced by Arielle Berger. Original reporting by Matt Weinberger.

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