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This Company's Applicants Need To Unlock Crypto-Contained Hard Drives, With A Chance To Obtain 0.1337 BTC

Mary Liu

Summary: Red Balloon Security, a niche startup company focused on network security, requires candidates applying for its cybersecurity research position to unlock hard drives containing cryptocurrencies as part of a technical interview, according to a report from Business Insider. Successors can claim 0.1337 BTC, with a current value of nearly $4800. Ang Cui, CEO for Red ...

Red Balloon Security, a niche startup company focused on network security, requires candidates applying for its cybersecurity research position to unlock hard drives containing cryptocurrencies as part of a technical interview, according to a report from Business Insider.

Successors can claim 0.1337 BTC, with a current value of nearly $4800. Ang Cui, CEO for Red Balloon said that test packages have been sent to almost all applicants, but the rate of successful cracking is only 1%.

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