Police investigate love triangle rat attack

How do you get the attention of a girl who has everything - including your boyfriend?

One woman seeking revenge on a romantic rival smashed the windows of her South Philadelphia home and dumped a box of live white rats inside, police said.

5-year-old boy finds Xbox backdoor

A 5-year-old San Diego boy has outwitted the sharpest minds at Microsoft — he's found a backdoor to the Xbox.

Kristoffer Von Hassel managed to log in to his father's Xbox Live account. When the password log-in screen appeared, Kristoffer simply hit the space button a few times and hit enter.

Robert Davies tells KGTV-TV that just after Christmas he noticed his son playing games he supposedly couldn't access.

Davies, who works in computer security, says he reported the issue to Microsoft, which fixed the bug and listed Kristoffer on its website as a "security researcher”.

A Microsoft statement says "we take security seriously" and thanks customers for highlighting issues.

It's not Kristoffer's first triumph. As a 1-year-old, he bypassed a cellphone toddler lock by holding down the "home" button.

 

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