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Alaskan Middle Schoolers Phish Their Teachers

Posted by timothy on from the deadliest-catch dept.

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.

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  1. On other news... WOPR has been acting funny by kannibal_klown · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

  2. They were easy to catch by stevegee58 · · Score: 5, Funny

    since there are only 3 children on Ketchikan

  3. Re:Good thing... by Dins · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...

    ;)

  4. Re:Good thing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must have gotten a computer. I got a car.