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5 year old boy exposes Xbox password flaw
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04/04/14 06:42 PM
04/04/14 06:42 PM
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Did you guys see this ? The kid wanted to play games he wasn't supposed to play so he hacked into his father's account by trying something really simple we'd never even have attempted - and why? Because we'd be sure, without even trying, that it wouldn't work! Microsoft has thanked him publicly. Gil.
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Re: 5 year old boy exposes Xbox password flaw
[Re: traveler]
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04/04/14 06:51 PM
04/04/14 06:51 PM
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I watched that report. Fantastic kid. So cute. Too bad they only rewarded him with 4 video games and a year's subscription to the game site. Should have offered him a job hacking the systems. Ha. His dad is an accomplished hacker. Must run in the family. Glad the kid found the flaw.
I discovered that in some of the simple games I play, that if I get stuck on a puzzle thingie, if I just hit a bunch of keys randomly (from frustration) that sometimes the puzzle solves itself! Done this more than a few times. I wonder if it's a glitch or a planned result for those of us whose frustration level reaches keyboard pounding levels?
WARNING! This person is extremely blonde...please type SLOWLY.
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Re: 5 year old boy exposes Xbox password flaw
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04/05/14 12:01 AM
04/05/14 12:01 AM
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I saw about that young boy on our UK news !! [And here's me who still has difficulty just finding the ON/OFF switch on gadgets ]
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Re: 5 year old boy exposes Xbox password flaw
[Re: Mad]
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04/05/14 02:29 AM
04/05/14 02:29 AM
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Seems Microsoft has found a new beta tester. He is a cute kid.
If something gets your goat, it just proves you have a goat to get.
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Re: 5 year old boy exposes Xbox password flaw
[Re: traveler]
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04/05/14 05:24 AM
04/05/14 05:24 AM
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And we are worried about hackers getting XP users after April 8th! Looks to me like that old saying applies - If there's a will there's a way!
Gerry
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