http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/27/hacker-kid-jailed-network By Nick Farrell The Inquirer 27 October 2008 A US STUDENT found a huge hole in his school's network and gained access to the names of 250 past and present school bus drivers. The Shenendehowa student rang the principal to warn that any hacker, such as himself, could steal private employee information, if he were so minded. However the principal was convinced that the hacker was the anti-christ and contacted the fuzz who decided to chuck the book at the lad. The 15-year-old is now facing felony charges and has been suspended. He is probably wondering why he bothered to tell anyone, he should have just flogged the ID material and kept his mouth shut. Coppers have charged him with computer trespass, unlawful possession of personal identification information and identity theft. If he was not 15 he would be going to jail. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Mon Oct 27 2008 - 04:39:19 PDT
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