Kids are taking over! They are hacking their own schools… and they’re not even breaking in… they’re logging in.
Kids as young as 7 years old are being referred for cybercrime in the UK.
The latest report from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) analysed 215 school-related data breaches…
And guess what?
🔐 57% of them were caused by students themselves.
🧠 Most didn’t need advanced hacking tools.
They just found weak passwords.
Or spotted login credentials written on paper.
Or got access to unlocked staff devices.
In one case, a student used a staff login to access a college system…
and viewed, changed, and deleted records of over 9,000 students and staff.
Medical info. Emergency contacts. School history. Gone.
Just like that.
Let’s be clear:
This isn’t a “hacker” problem.
It’s a digital hygiene problem.
➡️ The systems weren’t locked down.
➡️ Passwords weren’t strong.
➡️ Devices weren’t protected.
These kids didn’t break the system.
The system was already broken.
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