The hacker in short pants increased his grades

A 15-year-old boy hacked into his school's computer system in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) to boost his grades. He will be summoned before a judge.

The student in 3rd grade at the private Saint-Joseph school was placed in police custody for a short period, and admitted to the facts.

THE computer system from the college had been blocked for 4 days through the hacking of the young people. The head of the establishment then filed a complaint, and the cybercrime unit of the Arras gendarmerie was seized by the public prosecutor's office.

Identified through its IP address, the teenager's computer revealed to investigators software enabling the takeover of computer systems.

But the’The schoolboy was not (yet?) an experienced hacker. It was just a game to him. He downloaded some software that he wanted to try. He didn't consider the consequences of his actions.

The middle school student was reinstated after a two-day exclusion from school, and is preparing for his middle school diploma.

THE The director is only demanding €500 from the family. the young man for damages and interest for the reinstallation of a server, which the college will purchase at its own expense. The middle school student therefore got off lightly..

The young man reportedly stated want to become a computer scientist later.