Teen hacker goes too far

daRk_heLmet · May 25, 2005, 04:54 PM

"It seemed like a good idea; break into the school’s network and change your grade to an A. However, due to a feature in the school’s record keeping software, he actually managed to turn everyone else’s grade into an A.

Then it turned out that by a strange quirk in the districts record keeping software that he managed to also make every kid in the District a certified genius.
Staff at the Natomas Unified School District smelt a rat when they found that they were suddenly teaching 18,697 top scholars, instead of the usual bunch of no-hopers."
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PoopyTheJ · May 25, 2005, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daRk_heLmet

"It seemed like a good idea; break into the school’s network and change your grade to an A. However, due to a feature in the school’s record keeping software, he actually managed to turn everyone else’s grade into an A.

Feature = Unknown lucky bug.

That kid watched too much Wargames

**dj_stick** · May 25, 2005, 07:37 PM

haha owned

BWX · May 25, 2005, 07:38 PM

Wargames, hehe. It was on TV last week, great movie.

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 25, 2005, 10:09 PM

It gets backtaracked he'll enjoy his juvinile jial time and
being banned for all or prt of his life from the use of computers
on pain of being jailed...

May 25, 2005, 04:54 PM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Teen hacker goes too far "It seemed like a good idea; break into the school’s network and change your grade to an A. However, due to a feature in the school’s record keeping software, he actually managed to turn everyone else’s grade into an A. Then it turned out that by a strange quirk in the districts record keeping software that he managed to also make every kid in the District a certified genius. Staff at the Natomas Unified School District smelt a rat when they found that they were suddenly teaching 18,697 top scholars, instead of the usual bunch of no-hopers." ________________ Read More/Source: The Inquirer __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

May 25, 2005, 07:38 PM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Wargames, hehe. It was on TV last week, great movie. __________________

May 25, 2005, 10:09 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	It gets backtaracked he'll enjoy his juvinile jial time and being banned for all or prt of his life from the use of computers on pain of being jailed... __________________