Incident
incident:finn_school_hacking_incident
Also: principal’s Twitter hack, school hack
Incident in which Finn accessed school files, compromised the principal’s online accounts, modified the school website, and published private information.
Incident in which Finn accessed school files, compromised the principal’s online accounts, modified the school website, and published private information.
“Somebody hacked the principal’s Twitter”
“The school called me and asked me could I bring Finn’s tablet to the school?”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Finn | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA | school WiFi network | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | exposed shared folder | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | COMPROMISES | school website | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | unauthorized account access | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Data exfiltration | Explicit | 17 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | MAC address | Explicit | 17 |
Finn school hacking incident ATTRIBUTED_TO Finn
The school hacking incident is attributed to Finn; he later describes carrying out the account and website compromises.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“Finn now has logged into the school’s main website as the principal.”
Finn school hacking incident INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA school WiFi network
Finn and another student initially explored the school’s WiFi networks while trying to find the WiFi password.
Explicit Confidence 93% · Finn EP 17 Details
“There’s two WiFi networks; you have the BYOD which is the Bring Your Own Device policy and then you have the WiFi that was only for the teachers.”
Finn school hacking incident INVOLVES exposed shared folder
The incident involved the school’s exposed shared folder, which exposed files from the principal’s computer.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“That shared folder happened to be the principal’s computer.”
Finn school hacking incident COMPROMISES school website
The incident resulted in unauthorized access to and defacement of the school’s main website.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Finn EP 17 Details
“I wiped everything. His picture, that was deleted off this website. His biography, that was deleted.”
Finn school hacking incident INVOLVES unauthorized account access
The incident involved unauthorized access to the principal’s Twitter account and the school’s website.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“I was able to access the Twitter feed of the principal.”
“Finn now has logged into the school’s main website as the principal.”
Finn school hacking incident INVOLVES Data exfiltration
The incident involved copying and publicly posting student, employee, parent, and other private information.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“He then posted the principal’s Social Security Number and other private info.”
“I posted the list of everybody’s e-mail and then everybody’s password.”
Finn school hacking incident INVOLVES MAC address
The school linked Finn’s tablet to the incident through a matching MAC address.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 17 Details
“After three hours the school did determine the tablet was used in this hack because of a matching MAC address.”