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Old 28th December 2016
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Default Six year old hacks biometric system

From USA Today, 2016-12-28

The most famous, and unlikeliest, hacker in the news this week is little Ashlynd Howell of Little Rock, Ark. The exploits of the enterprising 6-year-old first came to light in a Wall Street Journal story about the difficulties of keeping presents a secret in the digital age. It seems that while mom Bethany was sleeping on the couch, Ashlynd gently picked up her mother's thumb and used it to unlock the Amazon app on her phone. She then proceeded to order $250 worth of Pokemon presents for herself...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...emon/95907370/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZMc0iYEhk
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Last edited by comet--berkeley; 28th December 2016 at 05:53 PM. Reason: Add YouTube link
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