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Alaskan Middle Schoolers Phish Their Teachers
lukej writes "In Ketchikan, Alaska a small group of unidentified students gained access to school owned computers by using phishing techniques on their teachers. The then used the elevated access to remotely control their peers computers. Fortunately the school administrators seem to have a taken a realistic and pragmatic viewpoint of the situation, although no official punishment has yet been determined. '"Kids are being kids," (Principal) Robinson said, adding that he was surprised something like this had not already occurred. "They're going to try to do what they try to do. This time we found out about it."'" And no one got arrested.
In related news, the students were found to have changed their grades and purchased airplane tickets.
In other news, the WOPR unit in NORAD is reported to be acting funny. It keeps asking to play games.
logic and reasoning in a schoolhouse, what ever is this nation coming to? this must be stopped!
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
I remember doing this back in 1993. While I didn't use email phishing I chummed up to the network admin and came up for excuses for him to enter his password as I watched him type it in. Created my own administrator account to give myself access to all programs that were restricted to students. Mostly so I'd have free access to the few games they had on the network :) They never knew.
I still remember the password too: "ersm" - ever so secure.
since there are only 3 children on Ketchikan
Yeah, I remember discovering the wonders of net send * School will be closing early today
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
Well, some can see communists from their house.
rewriting history since 2109
One time I was sent to the Principal's office and while waiting outside, his secretary left the room. I pull out one of her drawers and sure enough the password to the school's grading computer "PENCIL" was right there. I used it to change some of my grades...
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You must have gotten a computer. I got a car.
They are already being punished...that's why they are in Alaska.
We are saving Siberia for when they kill their teachers.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!