Texas student uses school’s computer for cyberattack, disrupting district testing for 24,000

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A 18-year-old student at Klein Forest High School is currently wanted by police after they say he was responsible for cyber attacks which disrupted the district’s STAAR testing.

This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themCybersecurity experts says it’s like pulling the fire alarm in all schools at the same time and keeping it on for hours.

Police are looking for 18-year-old Keontra Lamont Kenemore who went to Klein Forest School about half an hour north of Houston until this happened.Kenemore accessed sites that initiated Distributed Denial of Service attacks on his school-issued Chromebook, causing major internet disruptions during mandatory state testing last month, according to court documents.

“This is like pulling the fire alarm in all schools in the Klein ISD school district at the same time and continuously for a number of hours,” said Nigel Neilsen, who owns the IT companyCharges against world’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship Neilsen compared the attack to a flash mob filling a restaurant, with no intention of dining or buying, leaving those who want to eat there unable to because it’s full.

 

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