he found and then exploited a security flaw in firefox one of the most popular browsers in the world. spent about 90 minutes a day for ten days and came up with these few lines of code that attack the browser. >> essentially the attack itself because actually really not that complicated. it is really just sending a massive string to a product then hoping it messes up. >> and it did? >> and it did. >> reporter: this is the result. >> look, it crashed. >> reporter: mozilla pays big money for the so-called bug bounties. in this case he got a check for $3000. >> would you go as far as calling him a genius? >> i would. i don't think it is unfair to call him a genius. >> reporter: a security program manager at mozilla says alex' code is elegant and he is the youngest person to find such a bug. >> it is an extraordinary accomplishment for somebody that young. it is rare that somebody even has a programming ability at age 12 yet alone advanced security research. >> reporter: his dad says alex just has a knack for technology. >> he has been talking about this for sixth months and i was like, t

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