A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their school Chromebooks

Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by mindondrugs on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:24AM (#34579256)

Is there a source for `bored kids`? I dont see any evidence of kids creating this exploit?

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by mikelovenotwar on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:41AM (#34579416)

We're all someones kid

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by frebord on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:42AM (#34579436)

Lol

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by kuroguro on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:42AM (#34579438)

And we do get bored sometimes

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by aliqot on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:53AM (#34579555)

Hell im bored right now

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by red-iron-pine on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:47PM (#34586150)

Yeah but were you a kid? You could be a GPT3 bot

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by aliqot on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:39PM (#34591208)

I'm a bot, and only you and I know. How does that change this conversation?

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by short_sells_poo on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:43AM (#34581140)

Life of Brian moment: "I'm not"

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by amself on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:56AM (#34579594)

https://sh1mmer.me/credits.html

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by nebulous1 on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:23AM (#34579909)

I don't see any although the FAQ page certainly reads like it's written by somebody young.

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by runjake on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:57AM (#34581409)

I don't know how to prove it, because I don't want to post screenshots or other identifying info, but I've been in communication with a couple members of the sh1mmer crew. After posting some technical info about it on Reddit, they reached out.

They claim to be in high school, and the way they converse seems to match.

They're good kids. Good hackers.

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by XionXIV on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:46AM (#34582410)

You might've talked to me.

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by XionXIV on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:15AM (#34581753)

I am one of the creators of shimmer. Can vouch that I am a bored kid.

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Re:A bunch of bored kids found a way to unenroll their schoo... by rlmineing_dead on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:23PM (#34584103)

Hi, I'm the owner of mercury, everyone who made this exploit is under 17 and was bored so yes, it's bored kids

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