Five - year - old Kristoffer Von Hassel ’s parents did n’t desire him getting into the grown - up game on the family ’s Xbox , so they put the gory stuff behind a countersign . But Kristoffer ’s an inquisitive little guy , andhe blew right past the parental guard — and discover a moderately silly Xbox security system defect in the process .
San Diego ’s 10News explainshow Kristoffer wiggled his way past the word on his dad ’s Xbox . It was somewhat mere ! Kristoffer punched in an faulty watchword , then just entered a bunch of spaces when the XBox asked for a retry . And just like that , he was in . Sneaky .
This is n’t the first time Kristoffer compute out how to beat a watchword . His pa told 10Newsthat the little guy discovered a way to creep past a smartphone whorl screenland by hold down the home button . Kristoffer was just one year old at the time . Clearly , the kid has the knack for this stuff .
Funny thing is , it does n’t seem like any grown - ups discovered this security measure flaw before Kristoffer . His family told Microsoft about the kinderhacker ’s discovery , and Microsoft rewarded him with some game and a one - twelvemonth subscription to Xbox Live .
You should really watch 10News ’s interview with Kristoffer . He ’s charming as all get - out . And , plainly , smart as a dodger . Who say videogames were bad for nipper ? [ 10News ]
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