Comments on: High school hacker could get 38 years in jail http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:30:52 -0500 hourly 1 By: silencefreedom http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-1148700 silencefreedom Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:33:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-1148700 things are changing these years, our insane "school" hackers (well, most of them are rookies) harder to stay alive. However the teachers, or even polices couldn't stop this and I don't expect them to stop. Changing your grade was a bad thing but changing the passwd doesn't really matter at all. That's not "hacking"... Freak DOD, they can't even defend their own goddamn system in front of a DDos attack, what the hell is that? Imagine tons of hacker around the world attack US at the same time, then things freaked out! Make up your mind, the poor guy: isn't "white" American! Obviously he got worst than the other. things are changing these years, our insane “school” hackers (well, most of them are rookies) harder to stay alive. However the teachers, or even polices couldn’t stop this and I don’t expect them to stop. Changing your grade was a bad thing but changing the passwd doesn’t really matter at all. That’s not “hacking”…

Freak DOD, they can’t even defend their own goddamn system in front of a DDos attack, what the hell is that? Imagine tons of hacker around the world attack US at the same time, then things freaked out!

Make up your mind, the poor guy: isn’t “white” American! Obviously he got worst than the other.

]]> By: c http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-970172 c Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:09:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-970172 damm whats wrong with our government. he just changed his grades didn't commit a murder.....38 years? a little too harsh.... damm whats wrong with our government. he just changed his grades didn’t commit a murder…..38 years? a little too harsh….

]]> By: Cooper http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-945557 Cooper Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:03:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-945557 38 years for hacking? Is that prison time or government service time? I thought the DOD was always looking for kids like this? But I guess if he was aspiring to Harvard, governmaent service is the same thing as prison time. 38 years for hacking? Is that prison time or government service time? I thought the DOD was always looking for kids like this? But I guess if he was aspiring to Harvard, governmaent service is the same thing as prison time.

]]> By: SHIV http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-743387 SHIV Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:34:21 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-743387 Sorry for typo above. These kids committed crime but it is not more cruel than a murderer. They must be punished for community service and barred to attend their dream college as punishment to make aware other kids. But 38 years behind bars!! Give me a break!! This is America in 21st century and not in medieval age and not Iran or China. Sorry for typo above.

These kids committed crime but it is not more cruel than a murderer.

They must be punished for community service and barred to attend their dream college as punishment to make aware other kids.

But 38 years behind bars!! Give me a break!! This is America in 21st century and not in medieval age and not Iran or China.

]]> By: SHIV http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-743382 SHIV Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:30:52 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-743382 These kids committed crime but it is not more cruel than a murderer. They must be punished for community service and barred to attend their dream college as punishment to make aware other lids. But 38 years behind bars!! Give me a break this is America and not Iran or China. These kids committed crime but it is not more cruel than a murderer.

They must be punished for community service and barred to attend their dream college as punishment to make aware other lids.

But 38 years behind bars!! Give me a break this is America and not Iran or China.

]]> By: Adam http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-742814 Adam Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:19:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-742814 holy crap the schools have changed in the less than 10 years I've been out. I'm guessing that the networks are still as insecure as ever, though. When I was a kid, I was able to get in and eff with stuff really easy, changing passwords, opening loopholes for whatever was online... When they found out, I simply got banned from the computers for a while and chewed out by the principal, not arrested and charged with murder. In Middle school, I had gone further with the camera "taser" prank zappers that everyone's been freaking out about 12 years too late, manufacturing hundreds of them from the much more adaptable push-on electronics they used to use in the old Kodak's. in today's world, I might as well have brought in an AK-47...damn I'm glad I'm not in school anymore. holy crap the schools have changed in the less than 10 years I’ve been out. I’m guessing that the networks are still as insecure as ever, though. When I was a kid, I was able to get in and eff with stuff really easy, changing passwords, opening loopholes for whatever was online… When they found out, I simply got banned from the computers for a while and chewed out by the principal, not arrested and charged with murder.

In Middle school, I had gone further with the camera “taser” prank zappers that everyone’s been freaking out about 12 years too late, manufacturing hundreds of them from the much more adaptable push-on electronics they used to use in the old Kodak’s.

in today’s world, I might as well have brought in an AK-47…damn I’m glad I’m not in school anymore.

]]> By: ohnozs!@ http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-741852 ohnozs!@ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:12:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-741852 Ya, so first of all he didn't "hack" anything...he merely found a password, logged into a computer and changed his grades....please get the facts straight, the press is really out of line these days as to what is really going on. so please get a clue. /rant Ya, so first of all he didn’t “hack” anything…he merely found a password, logged into a computer and changed his grades….please get the facts straight, the press is really out of line these days as to what is really going on. so please get a clue.

/rant

]]> By: null http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-741537 null Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:23:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-741537 38 years for probably waiting til a teacher leaves their computer unattended, installing a keylogger, taking a teacher password, and then installing a remote admin tool? most likely the school had terrible network security, and clearly had terrible physical security if they were able to break in to the school at night, steal tests on multiple occasions, and get away with it. Even stupider is the fact that the school wouldnt have caught on if he hadnt requested a transcript. Sure, its a crime and all, but the school has to take some of the blame for not having the proper restrictions in place. 38 years for probably waiting til a teacher leaves their computer unattended, installing a keylogger, taking a teacher password, and then installing a remote admin tool? most likely the school had terrible network security, and clearly had terrible physical security if they were able to break in to the school at night, steal tests on multiple occasions, and get away with it.

Even stupider is the fact that the school wouldnt have caught on if he hadnt requested a transcript.

Sure, its a crime and all, but the school has to take some of the blame for not having the proper restrictions in place.

]]> By: Biff http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-740838 Biff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:11:26 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-740838 The average murder conviction is like 20 years, less with parole. Changing grades > murder. It all makes sense now. I asked for a car, I got a computer. The average murder conviction is like 20 years, less with parole. Changing grades > murder. It all makes sense now.

I asked for a car, I got a computer.

]]> By: kevin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-740782 kevin Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:10:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-740782 got to love the press putting images of the movie 'hackers' with a story about two young adults pulling a 'ferris bueller's day off' ("nine times....") congrats to the legal system, student had poor grades but still had ambition to attend a great university only to end up facing up to 38 years in jail... why not get the kid a tutor and shrink and give him a second chance at reaching his goals... got to love the press putting images of the movie ‘hackers’ with a story about two young adults pulling a ‘ferris bueller’s day off’ (”nine times….”)

congrats to the legal system, student had poor grades but still had ambition to attend a great university only to end up facing up to 38 years in jail… why not get the kid a tutor and shrink and give him a second chance at reaching his goals…

]]> By: whiskey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-740778 whiskey Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:01:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/19/high-school-hacker-could-get-38-years-in-jail/#comment-740778 LOL... Wasn't there a TV series with young guys that where ... err... hackers or so? Well yeah i would have loved it but all grades here were handwritten back in the day... Now i know how to get our "check your grades here" terminals to leave notepad messages, so i consider myself above the notion of "grades". XP / JK Let us hope this goes into the movies as the third part of the "Hackers" trilogy!!! (JEJEJEJE) LOL… Wasn’t there a TV series with young guys that where … err… hackers or so?

Well yeah i would have loved it but all grades here were handwritten back in the day…

Now i know how to get our “check your grades here” terminals to leave notepad messages, so i consider myself above the notion of “grades”. XP / JK

Let us hope this goes into the movies as the third part of the “Hackers” trilogy!!! (JEJEJEJE)

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