9 year old boy hacks into Blackboard, changes teacher passwords
04-14-2010 at 08:05 PM
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9 year old boy hacks into Blackboard, changes teacher passwords
"Police believe that a 9-year-old boy from McLean, Va., hacked into the Blackboard Learning System used by the county school system to change teachers' and staff members' passwords, change or delete course content, and change course enrolment."
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04-14-2010 at 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Jackman
Regnier declined to discuss what might happen to the Blackboard eraser
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Well-played, Tom.
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04-14-2010 at 08:26 PM
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Im impressed 
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04-14-2010 at 08:58 PM
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He could probably hack ELM too, but wouldn't have the patience. XD
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04-15-2010 at 03:01 AM
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good stuff. wish i had his skills.
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04-15-2010 at 12:13 PM
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Epic. Lol. But seriously..either that kid has no life or the password was like 123456
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04-15-2010 at 12:23 PM
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How much of a life could a 9 year old have in the first place?
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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04-15-2010 at 12:30 PM
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He could probably hack ELM too, but wouldn't have the patience. XD
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ELM = Blackboard Learning System
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04-15-2010 at 07:25 PM
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I thought ELM was E-Learn at Mac... 
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04-15-2010 at 07:46 PM
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Thats just the name for the local version of the software. The software as a whole, is the Blackboard Learning System
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04-15-2010 at 07:53 PM
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I realize that. Just a joke...
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