Florida homecoming queen faces up to 16 years after alleged scheme to hack high school contest

A teenager accused of gaining unauthorized access to school computer systems in order to rig a homecoming queen contest with her mother will stand trial as an adult, and could spend 16 years in prison if convicted. Emily Grover, who turned 18 in April but who was arrested in March, when she was 17, faces four charges alongside her mother, Laura Carroll. Carroll was an assistant principal at Bellview Elementary School, while her daughter attended Tate High School. The pair allegedly schemed to cast hundreds of fraudulent votes in the homecoming contest, an election that Grover ultimately won. A Florida State Department of Law Enforcement investigation concluded that phones and computers from their Pensacola suburb household were used to access student records. “The primary reason for the decision is, she was almost 18 years of age and would age out of the juvenile system in a very short period of […]

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Genetically Modified Mosquitos: Biohacking for Disease Prevention

Many years ago, I took a summer trip to the Maryland shore with some friends. One of my buddies and I got bored with playing football on the beach, so …read more Continue reading Genetically Modified Mosquitos: Biohacking for Disease Prevention

Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking

In episode 160: An attacker tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, a popular Android app was hacked to display malicious ads, and how smartphone location data was used to track the US Capitol rioters. ** Links mentioned on the show ** A Hacker … Continue reading Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking

Employee PC hacked via TeamViewer in attempted water supply poisoning

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Unknown hackers tried to poison the water supply that could have harmed thousands of residents in Oldsmar, Tampa, Florida.
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After police raid on COVID-19 whistleblower, it’s revealed password was publicly posted on Florida Department of Health’s website

The same username and password was shared with all employees… and the entire internet.
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Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime

The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant. Continue reading Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime