5 year old kid hacked authorization Xbox Live

year-old boy from San Diego Christopher von Hassel (Kristoffer Von Hassel) умудрился literally by "scientific spear" to find a vulnerability in the authorization mechanism Xbox Live.

One was left home alone with the prefix, the guy wanted to play daddy's toys, that's only father-miser certainly not left his son a password on your account. Trying zabrutforsit dad, Christopher discovered that after the incorrect password is entered a dialog window prompting the password again, and if there is just a blank space system as if nothing had happened authorizes it!

Young hacker began to pass Shooting father, as a result, of course, quickly slept in front of their parents. Already ready to get the belt, he told how he was able to play the game banned. However, it turned out to be the father of Christopher computer security expert, so instead of punishing them all together neighing of "sieve" and reported vulnerabilities in technical support Microsoft.



In reply to a message in Microsoft said: "We are always ready to listen to our customers and thank them for bringing our attention to the problems. We are serious about security Xbox and fix vulnerabilities as soon as we learn about them ».

The company's specialists have already fixed the flaw, and Christopher von Hassel added list recognized researchers in the field of information security, who helped make Microsoft online services better. As a reward from Microsoft Christopher won four games, and the $ 50 annual subscription to Xbox Live.



The child said that he wanted to become a gamer when he grows up. His dad is leaning toward computer security ...

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/200262/