What’s the best way to land a programmer’s job at Microsoft? Well, there’s the standard method of going to school for computer science, succeeding admirably, creating programs of your own and then applying and hoping you get the nod.
Then there’s the slightly less orthodox method employed occasionally by young and ambitious hackers.
In this case, a 14-year-old Irish hacker managed to break into the online servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last month and start a phishing scam that tried to get other players to divulge personal information.
The hack came right in the middle of the crippling hack attack that took down the entire Playstation Network, and it scared Microsoft enough to issue worldwide alter for the scam.
So now that the perpetrator has been outed as a 14-year-old geek living with his parents, what’s Microsoft’s response? Irish Central reports:
[Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland Paul] Rellis revealed that Microsoft planned to work with the Dublin teenager to develop his talent for legitimate purposes.
So let that be a lesson, hackers. If you start young enough and hack with enough skill, you can trade “being sued in court” for “getting a sweet job.”
Posted: at 1-07-2011 10:28 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
soloking2 at 1-07-2011 11:46 AM (13 years ago) (m)
A neat way a boy of 14 secured job in Irish. By trying to do something nonsense he now has free way to many senses.
Posted: at 1-07-2011 11:46 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
interpo77 at 1-07-2011 12:24 PM (13 years ago) (m)
yeah,what microsoft did is ok but am beware about this teens age,with only 14 yrs, to start working? may be it might be a lesson to many hackers out there
Posted: at 1-07-2011 12:24 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
........yu already no that 
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
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