IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district

Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by Waterluvian on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @04:33PM (#28844729)

Yep. What they did was wrong. And by doing so they threw themselves at the mercy of the entity they hacked. The refreshing part is that the entity did the morally right thing and showed mercy.

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by Angostura on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @07:11PM (#28846241)

> What they did was wrong.

It was certainly against the rules. I'm not so sure it was wrong.

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by Waterluvian on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @08:51PM (#28846959)

If I broke into your home tonight to play a prank on you and then handed you a white paper about how to better secure it, how would you feel?

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by NaturalPhallacy on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:04PM (#28847058)

Breaking and entering vs. playing a harmless video at the end of the day in school.

False equivalence.

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by Waterluvian on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @11:14PM (#28847846)

Unlawful access to a computer network is often a far more serious crime with stiffer penalties.

So perhaps you’re right that it is a false equivalence.

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by teddyh on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:36AM (#28849357)

Now you’re reverting to the “it’s against the rules” stance again.

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Re:IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district by GreenWatermelon on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:21PM (#28854157)

except in the case of my home all my doors were unlocked. I would definitely appreciate a paper about how to secure my home, especially if the intruder took great care not to cause any damage or disturbance.

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