Somehow I think gaining access to 32 accounts with a 16 page description probably left the door open to more insecurities than the University would like to admit....

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What a bunch of close-minded, hysterical, ignorant d-bags. They should've thanked him and shoved the report under the rug, while also hiring him to fix their messed up sh!t. Stories like this depress me. ...

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Is there a back story, perhaps he provoke them with a "nurr nurr you can't catch me I'm the ginger bread man?".

"Shoot the messenger" sends a message as old as time - we are your adversary, no quarter asked, none given.

Unfortunately if shooting the messenger becomes the norm, then the the thr...

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I had a similar experience in a school computer lab. It was a Cisco Networking class and the computers were "locked down" with some software. Out of curiosity, I tried rebooting to console, renaming the folder that I believed the software was living in and booting up again. It worked. I demonstr...

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Is this really necessary? I mean come on he is doing what more of us can say we have done at one time or another. He was curious he managed to get into the systems and instead of abusing this fact... He tells them in a detailed report on how he found it and whats wrong. Why in the world should he be...

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Ah the short-sighted, knee-jerk reaction. Is nothing more American?

Canada, you say? Sorry for that export, then.

Likewise, I think the issues isn't that he cracked the system and sent it to the network admins as much as he sent it to other students, as well.

Fixing systems is easy. Saving...

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Two words people. Ethical Hacking! If we go around being okay with any old college kids hacking into our systems and take them at there word that they are being honest with us..? Then we're the biggest fools on the planet. If somebody is really concerned with the lack of security on the systems they...

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I agree with the rest of the comments, the kid/guy should not be filed any charges instead the school should thank him and be proud of him. The school should be very thankful that he never break anything hide the vulnerabilities, come on lets get real I know those lame school system administrators a...

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Well, i bet he'll get a well-paid job in the future...

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So do you think the kid also included in his report all the back-doors he created and screenshots he took?...

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[i].. remains viable and secure...[/i]

remains?! It wasn't! He GOT INTO IT! And then did something to make sure it WAS secure!...

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