Two teens charged with jamming school Wi-Fi to get out of exams

Two teens charged with jamming school Wi-Fi to get out of exams

Charges have been brought against them for participating in computer criminal activity by supposedly causing disruptions to the network as requested by their companions.
Authorities announced on Monday that two 14-year-old boys are facing charges for intentionally interfering with their school's Wi-Fi network to skip exams.
As per NJ.com, New Jersey high school freshmen have been accused of engaging in computer criminal activity and conspiring to commit such acts. School administrators contacted the police last Thursday after the Wi-Fi network experienced multiple crashes throughout the week.

As per the information provided by Capt. Dennis Miller to NorthJersey.com, the administration of Secaucus High School reached out to the Secaucus Police Department to report that two students were engaged in a "scheme to disrupt the school's WiFi service whenever instructed."
Due to their status as minors, the names of these individuals have not been made public. They have been handed over to their parents and are scheduled to make an appearance in the juvenile family court located in Jersey City, with the exact date yet to be determined.

In a recent statement, Schools Superintendent Jennifer Montesano confirmed that the Wi-Fi has been restored and is operating smoothly. While she refrained from sharing specific details, she did acknowledge that an investigation uncovered two students who may have been responsible for the system disruption.
How did they do it?
A number of students shared with NJ.com their belief that the boys were employing a Wi-Fi interrupter program or app to overload the school's routers with traffic in a denial of service (DoS) attack. This attack led to the network crashing when students tried to log on for classwork or online exams.
A junior student from Secaucus High School revealed to the news outlet that she found out about the Wi-Fi problem when a friend informed her that one of the suspects had been requested to interfere with the signal during an exam.
It was done for both the exam-adverse and for fun, she said:

The motive behind his actions was to escape examinations and similar tasks. Moreover, one of the boys carried out this act on behalf of his friend, ensuring she would not have to undergo a test during the class. Undeniably, it constituted a significant prank.
Jamming phones, Wi-Fi and GPS is illegal
Some students were disgruntled – why should the whole class be disrupted because a few kids didn’t feel like squeezing out some brain juice that day? Others were impressed by the boys’ alleged technical acumen and sported more of a “Meh! Nobody got hurt” reaction, like this 10th grader:
It was unexpected to see someone as young as us, or nearly our age, achieve something like this.
People's education is being tampered with, although no harm is being inflicted upon anyone.
With respect to the first issue, it is recommended that those students do not place too much emphasis on their classmates' alleged technological proficiency. Despite the fact that gsm jammer are illegal to market, sell, or use in the US - except for authorized, official use by the federal government - they are readily accessible online for a few hundred dollars.
signal jammer are not just an inconvenience; they represent a dangerous hazard to public safety as they have the potential to block crucial emergency communications. cell phone jammer are unable to make a distinction between regular phone calls and emergency calls to family members or 9-1-1 responders. In a similar manner, GPS and wifi jammer disrupt both routine and essential communication services.
In the past, there was an incident involving a man who faced felony charges for intentionally interfering with the phone signals of his fellow commuters. His frustration with their conversations led him to take such action.
While it may be true that no harm was caused by the school Wi-Fi jamming, it is important for children to understand that this is not a harmless prank. The potential repercussions are significant and should not be taken lightly.

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