The Eight-Hundred Dollar Bonus: A Hacker's Revenge
Language: en

"Eight hundred bucks?" I stared at the red envelope tossed onto my desk. Inside, there was only eight hundred dollars. Over the New Year's holiday, I hadn't gone home. I pulled three consecutive all-nighters to fend off a massive hacker attack, single-handedly saving the company's five billion dollars in assets. My boss, Preston Croft, had been overjoyed and promised me an eight-million-dollar year-end bonus. But just as I stepped out of his office, I overheard his true thoughts from the other side of the mahogany door. "Did that stupid girl actually believe me? Just snap a photo,…