Five-year-old\u00a0Kristoffer Von Hassel of San Diego, USA, exposed a flaw in Microsoft’s Xbox Live services when he logged into his dad’s account without the password.<\/p>\n
Von Hassel\u00a0worked out that entering the wrong password into the log-in screen would bring up a second password verification screen. He then pressed space bar until the password field was full, and the system let him access his father’s account.<\/p>\n
“I was like yeah!” he said of his discovery.<\/p>\n
“I got nervous. I thought he was going to find out.\u00a0I thought someone was going to steal the Xbox.”<\/p>\n
Von Hassel’s dad, Robert, told Microsoft of the flaw and it was promptly fixed. To show their appreciation, the company sent the young boy four games, 50$ (around R520) and awarded him with a year-long subscription to Xbox Live. His name was also put up on a page thanking people who have discovered problems with Microsoft’s products<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We’re always listening to our customers and thank them for bringing issues to our attention,” said\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft.<\/span><\/p>\n SA game Lab Panic doing well on Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Family Guy mobile game gets release date<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: BBC News<\/a><\/h6>\n
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