Ask HN: How to profit a large hack if there is no bug bounty?

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Let's suppose someone hacks a big and notorious company, and this hack might expose private customer details and bring down the company. How can this be profit, without breaking the law, if there is no bug bounty program?

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Hacking a company is against the law. Full stop.

Just want to understand, does this mean that a Hacker (white hat one) cannot play and hack a 'Big Web' that does not provide a sandbox? We are curious, right?

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