World News Headlines October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Watch hackers Rickroll their entire high school district at once 0 0000 0 0 more Watch hackers Rickroll their entire high school district at once October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found October 15, 2021 Under One Ceiling Watch hackers Rickroll their entire high school district at once There’s senior pranks, and then there’s simultaneously rickrolling over 11,000 of your fellow high school students. This past April, a group of teenage hackers worked together to project Rick Astley’s 1987 jam “Never Gonna Give You Up” into six high schools across Illinois’s high school District 214 via networked projectors. “This story isn’t one of those typical rickrolls where students sneak Rick Astley into presentations, talent shows, or Zoom calls,” explained the lead hacker behind the prank in an Oct. 4 blog post. “I did it by hijacking every networked display in every school to broadcast ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ in perfect synchronization. Whether it was a TV in a hall, a projector in a classroom, or a jumbotron displaying the lunch menu, as long as it was networked, I hacked it!” Tweet may have been deleted According to the blog post detailing the hack, the small team also documented every step of the process. After doing so, they say they contacted the school district’s IT department and presented their findings. And, in a shocking case of high school officials being chill about something, the lead hacker says they were thanked for their thoughtful presentation and not punished. SEE ALSO: Best video editing for YouTube We reached out to both the hacker behind the blog post, and District 214 officials to confirm details of the hack. We were also curious if the district’s IT department and administration had anything to say to other school officials who may find themselves in a similar situation, but received no immediate response. Hopefully the hackers are too busy planning their next prank, and the officials are distracted shoring up their network. Related Related posts: Netflix lands golden ticket by buying Roald Dahl estate Dow, S&P 500 close at new highs as earnings season kicks off tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are watching you (and yes, it's a meme). next For William Shatner, spaceman, science fiction just merged with reality
