A tech-savvy 16-year-old is being charged as an
adult for allegedly hacking into his school network
and using his smartphone to alter reports and
grades.Eric Walstrom, 16, a junior at New Dorp
High School, made it past a password barrier and
software security system using a computer in the
school and set up the network so he could access it
from his smartphone
He allegedly accessed the system between
December 14 and February 9, in order to alter his
grades on transcripts and report cards. He was
caught when a school IT worker noticed the
unauthorized log-ins to the system, sources said.
The school notified police, and Walstrom was
arrested Wednesday.
“The school teaches you advanced
computer programming . . . He used
what he learned for evil. He went the
malicious way and focused on
hacking and manipulation,” said Sean
Morris, 16, who also attended the iD
Programming Academy for Teens.
“ He used what he learned for evil, ”
said classmate Sean Morris, adding:
“ maybe he can get a Secret Service job
later on! ”
New Dorp High School earned mostly “good”
rankings on a 2014 survey by the Department of
Education. Roughly 75 percent of students graduate
in four years, the report said.
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