Dutch bank punishes teenager with charity work after he DDoS’d them

Large corporates don’t tend to have much of a sense of humor when it comes to cybersecurity. Most ascribe to the “lock ‘em up and throw away the key” mentality, which often sees them push for young hackers to be sent to jail, and upon release, faced with punitive parole conditions. But then again, Dutch bank Bunq isn’t really your typical corporate. The challenger bank fits the mould of other fintech disruptors, like Monzo in the UK, and Simple in the US. Last week, a severe DDoS attack nearly brought Bunq to its knees. According to Djurre Njip, a company…

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