Technique
technique:unauthorized_account_access
Also: account takeover
Accessing the principal’s Twitter account and school website without authorization using discovered credentials.
Accessing the principal’s Twitter account and school website without authorization using discovered credentials.
“I enter it in not expecting anything to happen”
“I’m in.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | USES | Finn | Explicit | 17 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Finn school hacking incident | Explicit | 17 |
Finn USES unauthorized account access
Finn gained unauthorized access to the principal’s Twitter account and the school website using credentials found in an unprotected password document.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Finn EP 17 Details
“I see at the bottom of the text document he has a Twitter password.”
“I looked back down at my tablet and I’m in.”
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.”