Police: Little Chute teen used 'Dummies' book to hack school computers

[pstokely]

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Police: Little Chute teen used 'Dummies' book to hack school computers

Teen admits to breach

Gannett Wisconsin Media

LITTLE CHUTE — Police searching the residence of a 15-year-old boy who admitted hacking into the Little Chute School District's computers found a copy of the book "Internet for Dummies."

"He was self-taught and self-motivated in that regard," said Lt. Ray Lee of the Fox Valley Metro Police Department.

Lee said the boy, a Little Chute High School student, faces a juvenile criminal charge and school discipline.

"He was questioned and he confessed to hacking into the computers so he has been referred to juvenile intake on one count of violating the Wisconsin computer crimes statute," Lee said.

[meegbear]

1. If he's hacking into computers ...

I think he's beyond the "Dummies" phase.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Instead of disciplining the kid, they should fire the IT security asshole.

Obviously they have a clueless, criminally negligent jackass in charge of their computer system.