A Babson College graduate student has been awarded more than $12,000 for pointing out a glitch that allowed him to "own" the world's most heavily trafficked website for one minute.
The Boston Globe reports that MBA candidate Sanmay Ved believed he successfully bought the Internet domain Google.com for $12 when he was using the Google Domains website registration service last fall.
The former Google employee documented his improbable path to purchasing the domain name. His order was verified, his credit card charged and he received an email confirmation.
A minute later, however, Ved received word that his order was canceled.
Google revealed that the company gave Ved $6,006.13 - "Google" spelled numerically - for discovering the bug. After hearing Ved donated his reward to charity, Google doubled the amount.
Babson Grad Student Finds Google Glitch, Gets Reward
MBA candidate Sanmay Ved believed he successfully bought the Internet domain Google.com for $12
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