So you sit and supervise every minute each of your children are on the computer? Let me guess... you don't have children.

Who says he didn't do this from a school computer or anywhere else?

From what I have seen, our kids are sharp on computers....This doesn't surprise me....

Just a prank.

I agree. Just because the service was outsourced, it doesn't mean it's "ok" to let your guard down.

The kid didnt really do any hacking. The media and uneducated folks tend to to think anything done on a computer is hacking. He simply siffed the password to the server and was able to access the files and send a mass email from the schools account. pretty basic stuff considering most schools have computers and laptops laying around and not verydifficult to do and probably took about 10 minutes. Its the same basic ay if someone drives through a neighborhood with a laptop they can easily jump on home networks and get your harddrive info from outside. Very basic stuff

Oh because it's RACIST, it's a BIG Deal!!! We have the Biggest RACIST, to ever Disgrace the office of pres who is Destroying our great country and they are worried about a 14 yr old!!!!???? For you RACE baiters, I would GLADLY have Keyes, West or Cane in office, and they happen to be,,, whoaaa... Black!! So you can stuff your RACIST CRAP where the sun doesn't shine!

@Jim, i'm just curious. What does Obama has to do with this story? I am trying to understand. What does this have to do with the office of the president or the nation being destroyed? It does not take long to know the type of person you are...you need to look at yourself in the mirror...by the same measure you hate, by that same measure hate will come at you and you will have to answer to a higher power the day you die...just remember that!

Stein Jolietus, Jim is so right. My husband of 30+ years was Puerto Rican, about as dark as Obama's wife, much darker than the light yellowish-tan Obama is, and our family is a melting pot of Puerto Rican, Irish, Mexican, Filipino, black, & Chinese so you can keep your hate/racist theory to yourself. Obama & his wife are two of the biggest racists to ever embarrass America, IMO. Read his books and her college thesis to learn from their own words what they think about Americans, reinforced by over 20 years of listening to Jeremiah Wrights virulent rhetoric of hate. A 14 year old makes a racial slur (which we have no idea how much of a slur it was) and people act like it's the end of the world. I'd vote for Herman Cain in a minute but never for Obama.

Jim you ae right. Stein, you can not see that since this "president" took office everything is racist, EVERYTHING! I live as the only white person in my area and it has gotten unbearable and dangerous in some areas of the city since he has started his war on everything non black, in more ways than color mind you. I have never been racist and never felt so threatened, I get called all kinds of awful "whitey" names and am told I do not belong here, been attacked with rocks, sewer eggs and my property destroyed. If I try to file a report, I am racist. I think they are trying to start a war. Janie, to you andyour family, thank you for loving this country I admire immigrants who do it the right way.

As you said just a prank

have you met most 14 year olds today? they don't know right from wrong. they aren't even sure how to read directions on the back of a mac and cheese box. I wouldn't even trust a 14 year old to watch my dog. Kids today have no moral scrupples. We live in an age where the only attention kids are seeking is which one gets them the most internet hits. Jail is not the answer more aggresive training and postivie moral upbringing is!

Katie I have a 15 yo kid helping me with some yard work projects and he is both dependable but works hard and fast. To say that most kids today don't have are all bad apples is just wrong, I find most kids today to be very insightful. Each generation has said the say thing about kids since ancient Greece and they always will.

mlock2354: What have you not got nothing to do with your time besides looking for a Argument on line? Katie said MOST. Why did you even reply to the comment when you said yourself your Kid helps? Do you even have a clue what you're posting about? It is people like you the nib nosed that is ruining My Country.

I agree with the "Plainfield Parent". This is the work of a little "criminal."

Phantom Pain.....excellent point!!! Maybe every company that asks for sensitive information on-line should hire a 14 year old kid to see how fast he can break into their systems. Probably be a lot cheaper in the end!!

I'm with you Mayhem, particularly since my information was accessed. NOT COOL!

My bank sets a cookie in the browser, as well as checks the IP the connection is coming from. If neither of those have previously been placed or verified, the login will not continue no matter what, even if you are using the correct name and password. My remote desktop does the same, as does my email, sensitive financial and personal files are encrypted.

But then again, I actually understand the tools that I am using. If you treat it like a 'magic box' that just 'does things', like the school and Apex seem to have done, then things like this are only going to be a matter of time before they happen.

What this whole event has shown quite clearly, is that the school district didn't have a plan for this. It was very disorganized, contradicting statements were being made day-to-day, and at the height of the confusion the best they could do was give people a copy/paste from the FTC website. The event itself might have been mostly harmless, which would be incredibly lucky, but the lack of a plan from the district is what is most troublesome. Whoever is in charge of these decisions, is not obviously not qualified.

No one has to guess to know you sound like an intellectually constipated quivering little girl.

She was too busy posting on Patch her support of the out of control pensions D202 is paying the employee contributions for. In the meantime, everyone else's personal info under her responsibility was ripe for the picking

District Technology Administrator: Margie Bonuchi

You didn't think she was ever actually qualified for this job, did you?

Plainfield doesn't have any racism at all. Nope, not one single bit.

Don't you remember Mr. Lamberts stories about the KKK, and how it all was all just something that happened in the distant past, and it is nothing to concern yourself with these days? The stories posted here on this very site, clearly showed that organized racism in Plainfield stopped sometime in the first half of the 20th century.
http://plainfield.patch.com/articles/lambert-the-real-truth-about-plainfield-s-history-with-the-ku-klux-klan
Here it is reported that the Klan officially disbanded in Plainfield in 1944's.
That's the story, and don't you dare question it! Just something in the distant past, that's all. If we don't talk about it, it can't possibly exist, right?

O~o

Vicki Garcia, I agree with your assessment. This 14 yr old was born innocent without bias, prejudice or antisemitic strong feelings until this youth was indoctrinated by parental and family influences. Amazing this President is blamed for every ill in this nation and openly denigrated as no other. I'm waiting on his blame for the crack in the liberty bell! Another note, the Romney camp is fuming about the precious lives lost at the embassy as a political wedge... but seemingly no concern regarding the three thousand plus American and Allied forces precious lives loss in Iraq due to a lie by Bush and his administration. Say what you may, President Obama did start bringing our heroes home in addition to the American Jobs Act and Veterans Work Bill which the GOP Congress refuses to pass, hindering the economic growth and employment...reason, to make "him" a one term.

Actually, a 14 year old gave the middle finger to all taxpayers in District 202 as well as Margie and Roger Bonuchi. We have elected Margie Bonuchi as Village Trustee, Who got a sweet puffed Pension by her District 202 IT job from her husband, the President of the District 202 School Board, Roger Bonuchi...who drives free vehicles from the taxpayers. He's got something to do with PEMA AS WELL. THESE TWO PEOPLE COULD NOT FEED THEMSELVES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT "PUBLIC SERVICE"

These two are amazing...they support Garret Peck, John Argoudelis, Liz Collins & Lee ann Goodson. All of the above call themselves Republicans. Y'all keep getting over taxed, over spent & plunged into debt by this fine group of Republicans! Keep voting for them...it's like the Democrats who keep voting for Jesse Jackson Jr...not a bit of difference between Cook & Will county.

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