A youngster who goes by the name Pinkie Pie made $60,000 for hacking into Google today. In fact, Google was the one who paid up. 
 
 This is the second time the teenaged reverse engineer enthusiast was able to collect the grand exploit prize from Google in less than a year. In order to take advantage of the computer underground, Google recently began allowing anonymous participants to hack its Chrome systems with the understanding that they would report all vulnerabilities and collect a prize at the end. This second “Pwnium,” as it’s called, occurred at the Hack in the Box Conference in Kuala Lumpur. 
 
 Google labeled the discovery “critical” and called it “another beautiful piece of work.” The company promises it will not release details about any of the vulnerabilities discovered during Pwnium unless the majority of users have been patched. 
 
 Google announced the contest in August, promising up to $2 million in prizes to those with the best exploits. Those who found a “full exploit” win up to $60,000, whereas a “partial exploit” will bring $10,000 less. Google isn’t the only one with a program like this. The first Pwnium only offered $1 million in prizes, although that’s not exactly chump change for hacking into one of the most famous companies in the world. 
 
 Facebook also financially supports a “bug bounty” program, which pays hackers and developers to find vulnerabilities in the social network’s systems. 
 
 hat tip Ars Technica; Pinkie Pie image via Mooshuu/Flickr 

 A teenager who goes by the name Pinkie Pie has made $60,000 (£37,446) for hacking into Google for a second time. 
 
 Google offers the "bug bounty" to hackers who can find security problems with its products. 
 
 The youngster found holes in the Chrome web browser that were described by Google as "critical" and called the finding "another beautiful piece of work", according to VentureBeat. 
 
 Google fixed the problem with a software update about 10 hours after the bug was identified. 
 
 The competition took place on Tuesday at a conference called Hack in the Box in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
 
 The reverse engineering enthusiast had applied for a job at Google in 2011 but did not hear back from the company. 
 
 Google unveiled its Chromium Security Rewards Programme in 2010. 
 
 It opened the latest "Pwnium" contest in August offering a total of $2m (£1.2m) in prizes. "Full exploits" were offered up to $60,000 (£37,446), with "partial exploits" getting up to $10,000 (£6241). 
 
 The teenager also won $60,000 (£37,446) in the first Pwnium competition in February. 
 
 Google is not the only company offering rewards for highlighting system vulnerabilities. Facebook has a programme which pays users at least $500 (£312) to spot holes in its systems.
– A teenager has won $60,000 for a "critical" hack into Google's Chrome browser—a prize paid by the tech giant itself. For the second time in a year, the youth, who goes by "Pinkie Pie," has won Google's contest to expose security problems, Venture Beat reports. Google called the hack "another beautiful piece of work," and corrected the issue within 10 hours, Sky News reports. The prize-winning hack occurred at a Malaysia hacking conference Tuesday after Google launched the contest in August; Pinkie Pie had already won $60,000 in a February iteration of the "Pwnium" competition. The contest included $2 million worth of prizes, including $60,000 awards for "full exploits" and $10,000 for "partial exploits." Facebook also offers cash for hacks. Pinkie Pie reportedly applied for a job with Google last year—but didn't get it.