16-year-old student arrested for allegedly crippling Miami school system with cyberattack

[Knight]

16-year-old student arrested for allegedly crippling Miami school system with cyberattack

A 16-year-old student was arrested Thursday for allegedly bringing down Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (M-DCPS) virtual learning platform, which had been down for several days. According to the M-DCPS, district detectives traced the IP address responsible for the attacks to the student, who is a junior at South Miami Senior High School.

“The student admitted to orchestrating eight Distributed Denial-of-Service cyber attacks, designed to overwhelm District networks, including web-based systems needed for My School Online. The student used an online application to carry out these attacks and has been charged with Computer Use in an Attempt to Defraud. A 3rd-degree felony and Interference with an Educational Institution — a 2nd-degree misdemeanor,” the district — the fourth-largest in the country — said in a statement that did not name the student.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...school-system-with-cyberattack-180705671.html

One of those crimes that will probably turn out doing more good than harm.

 

[CarolfromTX]

Don't see how this does anyone any good.

 

[Repondering]

Maybe the CIA will give him a job, or at least an internship.

 

[Knight]

Don't see how this does anyone any good.

This school system is the 4th largest. By demonstrating how easily a 16 yr. old can hack the system, other schools should make sure their systems aren't vulnerable. Always easier to learn from what others experienced.

 

[RadishRose]

How vulnerable we are.

 

[Gaer]

16 years old? A modern day Frank Abernathy! This kid is now set for life! He can put this on his career resumes!