Microsoft merekrut Hacker berumur 14 tahun !! (14 Year Old Hacker Hired by Microsoft after doing phishing via Call of Duty Server )

Ada dua pilihan ketika sebuah perusahaan besar berurusan dengan hacker: menuntut atau merekrut. Tak seperti Sony, langkah berbeda dilakukan Microsoft kepada bocah berusia 14 tahun ini. Seperti apa ulahnya?

Bocah yang dikenal di dunia maya dengan nama samaran 'Jake' ini mulai naik daun ketika ia bisa membobol server game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 dengan memasukan phising scam. Akibat ulahnya, Activision selaku pembuat game itu sempat kebakaran jenggot.

Penasaran dengan pelaku pembobolan tersebut, Microsoft pun segera mencari tahu. Ternyata sang pelaku adalah bocah berusia 14 tahun.

Seperti dikutip detikINET dari Hacker news report, Jumat (10/6/2011), Microsoft dilaporkan justru akan membantu Jake mengembangkan talentanya untuk tujuan positif. Hal ini pun sempat menuai kontroversi karena bagaimana mungkin Microsoft mempekerjakan anak di bawah umur.

Menangapi hal itu Managing Director Microsoft Irlandia, Paul Rellis membantahnya. Microsoft tak mungkin langsung mempekerjakan anak di bawah umur.(ind)



These are the kinds of things dreams are made of, a 14 year old hacker on Call of Duty was just recruited by Microsoft. You heard me right, Microsoft.

This is exactly what Sony should have done with George Hotz – given him a job as a security specialist, instead of suing him in court and getting its PlayStation Network and other Sony websites hacked day in and out.

Microsoft is reported to be working with the 14-year-old Irish hacker who managed to stir up a little trouble with his Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 phishing scam alert. According to the managing director of Microsoft of Ireland, the company is helping the hacker “develop his talent for legitimate purposes.”

Congrats to that young hacker, whose name was not disclosed. While the new prospect for the Dublin kid is not meant to be an example for other hackers to follow, companies do have to realize that there are many talented people among hackers. Why make an enemy when you can have them on your side?


Update: Statement from Microsoft denying the entire thing:
The comments attributed to Microsoft Ireland's Managing Director Mr. Paul Rellis, when speaking at a business event last week, are inaccurate. He never said anything close to what is being reported in some Irish media. Mr. Rellis was commenting on various developers and hobbyists using drivers that allow other devices to display the raw data output from Kinect for Xbox 360 sensors. Microsoft can also confirm that the company has not offered to mentor a 14-year-old from Tallaght who purportedly was related to a phishing scheme.

source : hackernews.com