Adorable Five-Year-Old Exploits Xbox One Security Flaw

4/4/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Like many kids, Kristoffer Wilhelm Von Hassel from Ocean Beach, Calif., wants to play video games. And like many kids, his father had set a password on his Xbox One. Unlike most kids, five-year-old Kristoffer figured out how to get past the password.

His hack is a bit simplistic, but it worked. After notifying Microsoft, the company awarded Kristoffer with a researcher credit, some games, and a year subscription to Xbox Live.