Complete clickbait, and inaccurate. One could just as well say a bank robber was arrested for opening the door, because that was the first step in robbing the bank.<p>What's worst about the idea that he was "arrested for pressing F12" is that the thing he was arrested for (finding <i>and then reporting</i> a bug) is completely ridiculous. Presumably they actually arrested him for utilizing the bug to buy a ticket at a huge discount ("stealing" a ticket), but of course he did it only to see if it were possible and then reported it.
Previous discussion with less clickbait: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14835515" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14835515</a>
> Perhaps that which differs from the average, is that I trust that I can help solve a mistake.<p>Yeah, we all thought that once. Sooner or later somebody always shoots the messenger.