An enterprising young hacker gets nabbed:
A high school student is facing criminal charges for allegedly hooking a device up to a teacher's computer to steal test information to sell to other students, Local 2 reported Tuesday. The student attended Clements High School, 4200 Elkins Dr., in the Fort Bend Independent School District.
Officials said the 16-year-old boy hooked up a keystroke decoder to a teacher's computer and downloaded exams in November. "Sometime in mid-December, we got a tip that this student was selling test exams that had apparently come from a teacher's computer, so that's when the investigation began," said Mary Ann Simpson, with the Fort Bend School District.
The student confessed when he was confronted, officials said.
The keystroke decoder is widely available at computer stores and on the Internet. It records every keystroke in data that can be downloaded later. It attaches between the computer and the keyboard. "It's surprisingly simple -- to the point our police department is now on alert to other district area police departments to make them aware," Simpson said.
Yet another example of students putting more thought and effort into the act of cheating than of studying, although this one had the twist of making a little profit on the side. Wonder if they're going to go after the students who bought those exams as well?
Posted by kswygert at February 2, 2005 07:33 AM