Comments on: Nevada student charged with hacking in to school network, upgrading students' grades for cash http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: urbanhick http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047041 urbanhick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047041 Seems like he was just practising for a job with the Gub'mint. Seems like he was just practising for a job with the Gub’mint.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047297 Lobster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047297 Say what you will, this guy just stole himself a career. Say what you will, this guy just stole himself a career.

]]> By: enond http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047043 enond Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047043 I agree with you. but his actions show his stupidity. or maybe a creative? I agree with you. but his actions show his stupidity. or maybe a creative?

]]> By: warreno http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047574 warreno Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047574 Within ten years he'll be working on Wall Street. Within twenty he'll be Utah state Governor. Within thirty he'll be stumping at the Iowa caucuses. Within ten years he’ll be working on Wall Street.

Within twenty he’ll be Utah state Governor.

Within thirty he’ll be stumping at the Iowa caucuses.

]]> By: Agies http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047064 Agies Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047064 Social engineering is hacking. Just ask Kevin Mitnick. Social engineering is hacking. Just ask Kevin Mitnick.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047065 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047065 How many times have I gone to work for a new company as temp and been given the password, "password1" ... usually taped to the monitor? People are such idiots with how they come up with and store passwords. How many times have I gone to work for a new company as temp and been given the password, “password1″ … usually taped to the monitor? People are such idiots with how they come up with and store passwords.

]]> By: TenInchesTaller http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047066 TenInchesTaller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047066 Am I the only one who always secretly wishes that people like this succeed? Am I the only one who always secretly wishes that people like this succeed?

]]> By: DavidN http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047072 DavidN Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047072 In the days when these records were on paper, did the same thing ever happen? I think teachers would have noticed if my grades went up a lot suddenly. In the days when these records were on paper, did the same thing ever happen? I think teachers would have noticed if my grades went up a lot suddenly.

]]> By: mdh http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047082 mdh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047082 Huge difference Bill. This kid spoofed a machine at a high school. That guy fooled people at HARVARD. Huge difference Bill.

This kid spoofed a machine at a high school.
That guy fooled people at HARVARD.

]]> By: Micah http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047113 Micah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047113 Feh. That Harvard guy ain't got nothing on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2001/09/03/010903fa_fact_samuels">James Hogue</a>. Feh. That Harvard guy ain’t got nothing on James Hogue.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1049422 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1049422 He reminds me of Neal Cassady for some reason. He reminds me of Neal Cassady for some reason.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047378 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047378 Just don't let him near the Global Thermonuclear War game. Just don’t let him near the Global Thermonuclear War game.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047379 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047379 Uh no, there was no hacking here. He obtained a password. He was sly and industrious perhaps, but he didn't do anything special. Uh no, there was no hacking here. He obtained a password. He was sly and industrious perhaps, but he didn’t do anything special.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047153 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047153 It wouldn't surprise me if this type of thing happened more often than we think. One of my college buddies was discovered doing something similar in high school. He managed to make a deal with the school that saved them embarrassment and the real grades and did not involve police or expulsion. It wouldn’t surprise me if this type of thing happened more often than we think. One of my college buddies was discovered doing something similar in high school. He managed to make a deal with the school that saved them embarrassment and the real grades and did not involve police or expulsion.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047154 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047154 So, it turns out Parker Lewis *can* lose. So, it turns out Parker Lewis *can* lose.

]]> By: mdh http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1047671 mdh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047671 The prestige of the fooled group is irrelevant. The kid outsmarted a machine system to get outside. The guy outsmarted a people system to get inside. Different skills. I guess they both did pretty impressive things, and their common theme is troublingly amorality. The prestige of the fooled group is irrelevant. The kid outsmarted a machine system to get outside. The guy outsmarted a people system to get inside. Different skills. I guess they both did pretty impressive things, and their common theme is troublingly amorality.

]]> By: KirkUltra http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1048717 KirkUltra Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1048717 Very cool. I give their antics thumbs up. Very cool. I give their antics thumbs up.

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046933 voiceinthedistance Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046933 Could have been dumber. At least he didn't change his grade point average to 5.54. Could have been dumber. At least he didn’t change his grade point average to 5.54.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046934 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046934 This guy isn't a hacker, he just found a password. This guy isn’t a hacker, he just found a password.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1048728 Brainspore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1048728 <blockquote>Am I the only one who always secretly wishes that people like this succeed?</blockquote> They do. They're the ones running your economy.

Am I the only one who always secretly wishes that people like this succeed?

They do. They’re the ones running your economy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046936 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046936 "somehow obtained a password" = made joke about biology teacher's sexual impotence, got sent to the principal's office, and stole the password written down on a sheet of paper when the principal wasn't looking he will claim he was just trying to break into that cool new game systme. “somehow obtained a password” = made joke about biology teacher’s sexual impotence, got sent to the principal’s office, and stole the password written down on a sheet of paper when the principal wasn’t looking

he will claim he was just trying to break into that cool new game systme.

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046942 grimc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046942 At least he looks remorseful about what he did. At least he looks remorseful about what he did.

]]> By: Johnny Fronthole http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046947 Johnny Fronthole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046947 I guess in a town where prostitution is common place, a young man must find innovative ways to be a pimp. I guess in a town where prostitution is common place, a young man must find innovative ways to be a pimp.

]]> By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046948 kmoser Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046948 Hacking your school's computer to change your grades? That's so 1980s. Hacking your school’s computer to change your grades? That’s so 1980s.

]]> By: Hand of Zeus http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046949 Hand of Zeus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046949 A local dot come startup just went wet reading this. He can expect a fat job offer before the issue even settles. So yea, hes grinning hard 'cuz this is pretty much his resume pic. A local dot come startup just went wet reading this. He can expect a fat job offer before the issue even settles. So yea, hes grinning hard ‘cuz this is pretty much his resume pic.

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046953 retchdog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046953 the saddest thing is, he became salutatorian and they didn't even notice. the saddest thing is, he became salutatorian and they didn’t even notice.

]]> By: imag http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046956 imag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046956 Seriously. That's just mind boggling. Didn't any of the teachers remember giving him something other than an A or an A+? Seriously. That’s just mind boggling. Didn’t any of the teachers remember giving him something other than an A or an A+?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046962 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046962 "Somehow obtained" most likely means that somebody wrote their password on a post-it and stuck it to the monitor. “Somehow obtained” most likely means that somebody wrote their password on a post-it and stuck it to the monitor.

]]> By: foxtails http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046966 foxtails Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046966 If someone with a 4.54 GPA only made salutatorian, they'd better check on the valedictorian as well... Redefines "upgrading". If someone with a 4.54 GPA only made salutatorian, they’d better check on the valedictorian as well…

Redefines “upgrading”.

]]> By: Johnny Fronthole http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/nevada-student-charg.html#comment-1046968 Johnny Fronthole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046968 You know he was caught, right? And, Antinous... hahaha. I'm picturing Matthew Broderick in War Games, as kmoser was directly or otherwise alluding to. You know he was caught, right?

And, Antinous… hahaha. I’m picturing Matthew Broderick in War Games, as kmoser was directly or otherwise alluding to.

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