Xbox password flaw exposed by five-year-old boy
Kristoffer Von Hassel, from San Diego, figured out how to log in to his dad's account without the right password.
Microsoft has fixed the flaw, and added Kristoffer to its list of recognised security researchers.
In an interview with local news station KGTV, Kristoffer said: "I was like yea!"
The boy worked out that entering the wrong password into the log-in screen would bring up a second password verification screen.
Kristoffer discovered that if he simply pressed the space bar to fill up the password field, the system would let him in to his dad's account.
Kristoffer's name now appears on a page set up to thank people who have discovered problems with Microsoft products.
The company also gave him four free games, $50 (£30), and a year-long subscription to Xbox Live.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26879185
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MRMURK4G3Posted:
You think with all of the money they have they would have given him more than that, if this was someone else then this could have been a threat to a lot of peoples accounts. But still glad its sorted now :D
LAUGHING_TAC0Posted:
people dont get it do they lol like someone else stated you really think a 5 year tried to find a "loop Hole" no complete accident prolly was trying to sign into his dads account couldnt see he just tried random things, as i see it, it ALL had to do with luck, and thats one lucky kid there, and it would of been a matter of time b4 someone else found. Hate on me all you want just stating what i believe to be true.
Tesla_FanPosted:
tattooedsins I still wonder why people keep supporting this money hungry company and xbox 360/xbox one.. wake up people
You playstation fanboys just never let up do you? always criticizing and taking shots at xbox whenever you possibly can, why? does it make you feel good? criticizing a console just shows how jealous you are of it clearly, if the playstation is so superior then why do you keep mentioning anything about xboxs? just enjoy your superior console to yourself. LOL
And your entire network was hacked so you cant even talk ROFL
FluffyisEpikPosted:
-CP They owe that kid a hell of a lot more.
Not really it wasn't a major flaw or something that people were taking advantage of.
Evo8Posted:
-CPtattooedsins I still wonder why people keep supporting this money hungry company and xbox 360/xbox one.. wake up people
You are the one who needs to "wake up". The whole point of a business is to make money, not lose it. I hate communists like you who put down others for chasing the money.
Yeah I will never understand people like this. "That business needs to stop trying to make money."
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