5-year-old cracks Xbox One security by discovering simple flaw

[Mr Queeba]

NOBODY IS SAFE

EDIT: It was a security flaw and not a hack. Also, changed source from CNN to Gamespot.

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[/Pacha]

i dont really think that counts as hacking

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[st8terblock]

2spooky5me i dunt want 2 b hax by a lemastr hax0r111!!1

[Tayasaurus]

So this is what less techy adults think hacking is :o

[Nal]

so this 5 year old kid finds exploits
this isn't really hacking

[Aide33]

heh, thats kind of neat I guess

I wonder if it was a backdoor or an actual legitimate bug in the login code

[lolz??]

"hacking"

[Doughboy]

how did the kid press the spacebar a lot if he was on an xbox

[Machetian]

he's loving 5, it's quite astounding for his age. and yes, hacking =/= trial password cracking

[/Pacha]

how did the kid press the spacebar a lot if he was on an xbox

you can buy these things to put on the controller

[Car Selling Pyro]

to be fair, cnn is desperate as hell for attention

they'll post anything

[Aide33]

what I imagined happened

>kid was mashing buttons trying to get password
>kid drops xbox controller
>drop make it press spacebar
>kid starts mashing spacebar
>mast3r h4x

[blueblur121]

The category this story is in is called "Games and Gadgets".

I think it should be expected that all of the articles are written by people who have no idea what they are talking about.

[Aide33]

The category this story is in is called "Games and Gadgets".

I think it should be expected that all of the articles are written by people who have no idea what they are talking about.

"gadgets"

who even uses that word anymore what is this 2002?

[bloody jumper]

It's more of a lucky as hell find than a hack.