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How NOT to hack School Grades!

May 26, 2005 (31 Responses)

You have to be kiddin' meWe have all heard about teenagers hacking into their schools, to improve their grades. We’ve probably even seen movies where some 12 year old manages to overcome all the network security measures and manages to infiltrate the required software. In reality however, it’s not that easy… not impossible, but just not easy. This story concerns a teen over in the USA who made history recently. The scheme was simple enough – hack in, change grade to an “A”, exit leaving no trail of any changes. This time however, the clever scheme went a bit south to say the least. The teen in question hacked successfully into his school and did manage to change his grades to the required A… but thats when it all started to go wrong. It didn’t take the school staff long to notice that something was wrong and they had him picked up by local authorities pretty smartish. So – What was his mistake? What little breadcrumb of evidence did he leave hanging around for clever investigators to pick up after his exit?

Well, basically he managed to not only change his own grade to an A… he changed all 18,697 students in the district at the same time, so when school staff members checked the results not only was every student in their school suddenly promoted to genius level, but every student in the district had also developed IQs higher than Einstein :)

Safe to say this teen hacker went too far!.

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31 Responses to “How NOT to hack School Grades!”

  1. carrie on May 26th, 2005 7:30 pm

    that’s funny. i wonder if he did it as a joke? i guess not.

  2. Irma on May 27th, 2005 6:56 pm

    Bwahahahaha! Idoit. That was funny though. :D

  3. Luke on February 6th, 2006 6:33 am

    Hacking the school computers will only lead to trouble. I was expelled just one semester before graduation for changing mine and other grades. bas news, don’t try it.

  4. Revo3000 on April 7th, 2006 8:34 pm

    Yeah, i am doing it to my school, but not to change my grade, but to minitor all school computers by a Radmin which i can then do things to others computers just for fun!

  5. 5etIn5tone on July 23rd, 2006 11:50 am

    Thats retarted he was prolly just a script kiddie who followed an online tutorial….psh…..anyways im 15 and this stuff is easy why anyone would be dumb enough to change 19,000 grades rather than just one is beyond me even by accident….also what makes them belive it was him??? Did the teacher say “Oi!! It was johnathon” or did they have solid proof

  6. lol on November 14th, 2006 7:58 pm

    lol i got super admin rights and deleted all the teaches users and the pupils and manage to delete the other super admin and me and a few others controled the school because everything at our school is on pc’s, by the way im 11.

  7. boy aged 12 on December 14th, 2006 2:00 pm

    how do u hack anyway i want to be able to donload games cause our admin stopped it and closed all game sites

  8. boy aged 14 on February 8th, 2007 11:51 am

    me and my friends decided to hack the my schl with our laptop, and we found a passage to the school network by splitting up the network system. We deleted every file that was important, messed up the back-up file, and when the staffs logged onto their user-name a pornograph will pop up! and guess what, i got suspended for a term, had to pay 3000pound(UK) fine to the school! and two of my frineds got sent to jail for a months…

  9. killer on April 25th, 2007 3:29 am

    I hacked in and shut the school down and that was easy did it in 10 min. so easy. The iss students wern’t allowed to ever come back to school. Me and my freinds did it in 3 hours first time and 10 min. second time. our school mainframe was easy by dividing it by 9 peaple and borrowed computers that was easy

  10. Craker on May 11th, 2007 6:55 am

    I really hate it when people do this … Ok First of he is not a hacker… He is a cracker.. Secondly what a dumb ass lol it is funny..

    Hacking can be fun but its really not worth it. Look at all the major hackers downfall lol.

    So remember.. Don’t Hack the goverment Hack all your friends LAWL

    jj

  11. Sexi Mexi Hot Shot Lindsey!!! Whoot Whoot! on May 14th, 2007 11:33 pm

    k, so my brother is a freaking genious right? I he was just like I bet i can hack into all of the school things in less that 24 hours. So he single handedly did. And the school knew he was doin’ it. So than like all of the freakin’ office people were just like, wow, and so they made there security system better WITH HIS HELP anyway. I’m kinda mad cuz I wanna change my grade, and my sluffs and tardy’s so I don’t get ISS. But I can’t cuz My brother is such a freakin’ suck up.

    Freakin Hot BLonde!
    ~*LiNDSeY*~

  12. hacks 4 life on May 23rd, 2007 5:06 pm

    im just here readin fun crap,see ive tried hacking and my future is set in programing, i am gonna make a job of it. I find it pretty damn funny tho that some kid mistakenly changed 19 thousand grades…

  13. romka a.k.a. red_hat on June 3rd, 2007 5:20 am

    i was wondering of course this is from a movie and dunt want to get in trouble if authorities r readin this but is it possible to hack into the schools mainframe and change the bell scheduale and make the fire alarms go off so water from the sprinkles will come on etc… etc… got it from the first hackers reply to my email or myspace or here …thanx

  14. romka a.k.a. red_hat on June 3rd, 2007 5:21 am

    o and also place u to like different classes

  15. Jen on June 12th, 2007 9:19 am

    Ha Ha what a idiot hes a script kiddie!!! I hacked into my scool computers and found aload of holes in the network. I used vbs and sent errer messeges to everyone including teechers wich they coodnt get rid of. I used batch files to get cmd prompt and changed my rites to administrator all i got was a after school detention which are nothing. Oh yeah i also have been banned from the computers for ever but i have made friends with the new administrator and he is teeching me how not to get cort next time when i go to my ext scool.

  16. me on June 17th, 2007 8:56 pm

    FOR THAT GUY WHO WANTED TO PLAY GAMES, TYPE IN THE url, and *duuuuuh* it will be blocked.
    Then, copy the url, and go to google. type it in the search box, and view it as cached!

    Glad to be of service,
    Me

  17. Zero Cool on July 13th, 2007 2:16 pm

    Lol what a noob

    Jen: I was wondering as i am a fellow batch file hacker what you where doing with vb codes anyway…

    I shall tell you all my tales…

    When i was..

    Grade 8: Freash out of primary.. knew nothing
    found a html code that made a pop up… copyed an pasted it 2 million times that the admin guy was a noob and set it on every students home drive…

    … got caught 2 weeks off computers

    Grade 9: Hacked into a couple of servers with batch files, coped a school bacth file that was used to log on to computers.. changed error level to 0 ( for noobs that means you could type in anyones user name with out a password, it would log on) and put it back.

    … Some random school nerd got caught cause i used his account to do it

    Grade 10 (now): I browse the servers at my liking for any random files or deletetions that i wish.. also its fun to screw with printers so when people say click its doesn’t print…

    ..also i found the principles phonenumber and used the computer hyperterminal with some macro’s so it called him non stop and he had to get his whole office referbished to put in a new phone line ( btw costed the school shit loads in call fees) and PS i know his new one to just to lazy to set it up

    … so far i havent been caught this year and don’t plan on it

    Noobs: when ever trying to hack anything end it in a simple batch file code that goes something like this (it deletes all the temperary files for all drives) lol first time i did it i wiped 4.5 terabites of temp files of servers

    @echo on
    cleanmgr
    pause

  18. Jen on July 16th, 2007 8:37 pm

    Nise 1 Zero Cool

    Batch Files are so simple that are administrator totally didnt bother blockin them. He wishes he had now!

    You wanna no what vbs i used well i used a code that wrote errer messages and changed to mak it more of a laugh wel I then put it on the public area on are server under the name DO NOT OPEN every1 imediately opened it. lol.

    The code is :

    lol=msgbox (“Your Computer has just deleted all of your files”,16,”Error”)

    :Type that into notepad and play around with it changing some of the details its brill.

    Then save it as whatever.vbs
    open it and it will bring up a error message.

    The more times u write it in that docment the more times you will have to press it to make it go away (I had it come up 1 million times copy and paste)

    change the words in the first set of quotes and that will be your message just try it is excellent!!!

  19. tyler on July 20th, 2007 11:25 pm

    who the hell hacks into the school mainframe to just play games? all you have to do is type http://www.yarrt.com/defilter into the toolbar, then type in the website and it unblocks it…..of course i havent used it in a while….so it may not work.

  20. tyler on July 20th, 2007 11:30 pm

    i just randomly read this stuff because i find it amusing at how much effort people put into causing destruction to the school……..the easiest way is to glance over the principals desk and more likely then not a paper on there will have his email address , then send him a virus that lays dormant and multiplys for a few days so that all the staff that he email’s will get the virus too……..voila and nobody thinks a studnt did it…….worked for me in 6th grade cause my principal blamed me for giving a girl a tity twister so i unleashed hell for him

  21. tyler on July 20th, 2007 11:33 pm

    btw are all you guys (or girls) hackers……if you are you should seriously consider making viruses….if you hack welll you can cause a crapload of trouble for anyone who makes you mad.

  22. Zero Cool on July 21st, 2007 10:45 am

    - Thanks Jen I shall try that on monday..

    - Tyler i have made many virus and put them on website that i have made. ( I shall not diclose which website they are on as not to get kicked off this forrum)

    Oh and any hackers, noobs whatever.. go to http://www.hackthissite.org

    It’s the training grounds for any hackers whether they be noobs or elite

    I have found it very usefull and “Educational”.. lol jking but it has taught me ton’s and they have good links to other sites.

  23. Jen on July 21st, 2007 9:26 pm

    Yeh that sites wear i lernt a hole load hackthissite is brillient for learning.especially as it goes from eas simpel things to relly hard.

  24. BS on August 17th, 2007 8:09 am

    LOL, ok almost everyone in here is making up all of this shit or just stuff they seen from a movie, yes you Zero Cool
    LMAO to that one kid up there talking about sprinlers, that was a movie called Hackers, and no YOU cant do it.

  25. the man on August 21st, 2007 3:00 pm

    There is an account in Microsoft Windows that is more powerful than the Administrator account in Windows Operating Systems. That account is called System account it is similar to the root OR super user in *NIX .I will show you how to do so in this article. You can use this facility for removing programs that are causing problems to your system, malware etc.

    Introduction

    If you look at the task manager (which can be launched by pressing [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DEL]) you will see some processes that are running with System level privileges. Even the Administrator account is unable to do some of the things a system account can do. System is the highest account in Windows (like root),You can be a superpower user by accessing the system account (even while you are logged in as a restricted user)

    Note: Accessing system account may cause serious problems.
    Leave this tread and don’t follow the rest of this topic
    if you don’t know what you are doing.

    Local system differs from an administrator account in that it has
    full control of the operating system, similar to root on a *nix
    machine. Most system processes are required by the operating
    system, and cannot be closed, even by an administrator account;
    attempting to close them will result in an error message.
    In Windows NT and later systems derived from it (windows 2000,
    Windows XP, Windows servers 2003 and Windows Vista), there may
    or may not be a superuser. By default, there is a superuser named
    Administrator, although it is not an exact analogue of the Unix
    root superuser account. Administrator does not have all the
    privileges of root because some superuser privileges are assigned
    to the Local System account in windows NT/XP.
    What you gain by accessing System account?
    Local privilege escalation is useful on any system that a hacker
    may compromise; the system account allows for several other
    things that aren’t normally possible (you can reset passwords, resetting administrator passwords is also possible)
    You can even login to System and lock administrator account out by
    editing group policy or other tools in windows.
    How to access System:
    Note : Don’t follow the procedure bellow if you don’t know what you
    are doing. You may harm your PC. If you follow, Do it on your own risk.

    1. Check the name of the account you’ve logged into (Click start. You
    will see the name of the account you’ve logged in.)
    2. Launch the command prompt. (Start | Run | cmd | [Enter] )
    in command prompt, create a schedule to run cmd.exe.
    To create a schedule type the following line and hit enter.
    at 10:41 /interactive “cmd.exe”
    this will create a schedule to run cmd.exe at 10:41.
    (Since you are testing, check the time in your system try and add two or three minutes.)Change this time according to your local time
    Hint: you can check if the schedule is placed by typing “at”
    and hitting enter after the above step.
    3. Wait for the time you set for the schedule.
    cmd.exe would be launched at the specified time.
    4. After cmd.exe is launched by the scheduled time, press [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] and launch task manager.
    Select “Process” tab, select explorer.exe in the process list and click “End Process” button.
    You will receive a confirmation dialogue. Click “Yes” to end the process.
    5. Close task manager by clicking the close (X) button.
    Close the first cmd window (be careful to close the first one not the second one.)
    6. Now you have only the second command prompt window and an empty desktop.
    In command prompt type the following line and hit “Enter”
    cd ..
    7. In command prompt type the following line and hit “Enter”
    explorer.exe
    If this is the first time you do it, windows creates the necessary
    components for you to access System ( Desktop, start menu,
    My document)
    when it’s finished you will have a new desktop.
    8. Close command prompt window. Click start and check your username.
    It’s changed to System.
    Now you are a super-power user.

  26. darthchazza on September 5th, 2007 8:33 am

    The man, how can you do this if the task manager is disabled?
    Would something like task kill work?

  27. boy aged 12 that goes to ct high school on September 8th, 2007 1:09 am

    hahaha i hacked the school internet filter and can now download whatever i want its easy u just have to config the proxy

  28. dan on November 26th, 2007 7:56 pm

    hey can any1 tell me how to get arount the school filltering games as its realin anoyin
    thanks

  29. tuckerx on November 28th, 2007 3:24 am

    My school is a real pain. They always disable students accounts and internet for stupid reasons (like having music = instant account disable, and playing games = instant internet disable). Anyway i was sick of this happening and in a way i supose i “hacked” the system. I managed to make my account, and a couple friends accounts “untouchable” if you wish. So that the accounts could not be disabled and best of all couldn’t be accesed or removed. I did this all in one subject (so 50 minutes). It was great for a couple of days but then they realised something was up (seeing me using a computer shocked them because i always have my account disabled). well they got angry and made me change it all back and i got banned from computers for the rest of the year. It was quite basic stuff i did aswell.

    Anyways heres some tips for people fucked off with schools blocking things etc.

    best tip is when your at home download limewire. Copy the limewire folder (make sure it has all the files) onto a removable disk drive (usb flash drives, or your ipod etc). Take it to school and download away. make your download folder on your drive, or ipod NOT YOUR SCHOOL FOLDER. Then basically there is hardly and traces left.

    Download…….oh great ive forgotten the name. The logo is a penguin? and put it on a disk. Turn off a computer at school then put the disk in. Turn it on and the system will boot through it. Fuck around with the school bullies accounts, theyll have no idea why there password suddenly changed, or why there “cool” music got deleted.

    -tuckerx

  30. guy on December 13th, 2007 4:35 am

    the penguin OS is linux and a live cd linux is my fav type 2 are Damn small linux and PClinuxos 2007 those are the best boot from CD OS’s

  31. tom on December 13th, 2007 4:09 pm

    im my school i got cmd open put alot of actions are blocked inderectly…no new account no admin no messages…im working on it.
    i also cant use linux cause i think my teacher would notice if i wasn’t even running xp!
    (he can see all of our comps if he looks

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