According to Nguyen, "A 12-year-old Quebec boy is responsible for hacking several government and police websites during the student uprising in spring 2012, creating computer havoc and causing $60,000 damage..." I just wonder how a 12-year-old managed to hack such websites. Although I know nothing about hacking, using a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system, a morally wrong decision, I am sure that the task is difficult, especially when dealing with government websites.
Nguyen stated, "He pleaded guilty to three charges related to the hacking of the websites, including those of Montreal police, the Quebec Institute of Public Health, Chilean government and some non-public sites." Those are series charges, but at least the boy confessed to what he did instead of denying his actions. He will face the consequences of his actions; he made the decision to hack those websites, and he made the decision to plead guilty.
The author claims, "The Grade 5 student from the Montreal suburb of Notre-Dame-de-Grace, whose actions were not politically motivated, traded pirated information to Anonymous for video games, court was told." Anonymous is a snake, sly and deceptive. The mischievous group bribed the boy with video games, and the boy accepted the bribe. The boy, desiring video games, did something he should not have done.
This article connects to the world because with the right amount of skill, almost anyone can become a hacker, and anyone can join Anonymous. Hacking government websites is wrong, and I just do not understand why anyone hacks them.
A 12-year-old Canadian boy pleaded guilty to hacking several government websites.
Work Cited
Nguyen, Michael. "Que. Boy, 12, Pleads Guilty To Hacking Government Websites." Toronto Sun. 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.
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