A teenage computer whizz from Aberdeen has averted a potential crisis at software giant Microsoft. IT specialist Matt Thompson was barely out of college when he discovered a security glitch in Microsoft's Windows operating system.
The 19-year-old informed the company and worked with them for six months to solve the problem.
But all he received for helping protect Microsoft from hackers was a mention on its website.
Mr Thompson discovered a flaw in the company's Jet Database Engine while carrying out work for a client at the firm where he works, Aberdeen IT.
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