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They really send a t-shirt. And if you're really good .. a hoodie [0].

You could look at it the opposite way around - someone's come up with a genius idea to do a bug bounty on a beer budget.

[0] https://english.ncsc.nl/latest/weblog/weblog/2022/i-am-on-th...

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I don't find the lack of a financial reward objectionable as long as it's clear one doesn't exist. The gimmick shirt also isn't an issue, though the process of distributing it amuses me.

A team of government workers spending paid time deciding which security volunteer deserves the most nonfinancial recognition mildly irks me.

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