The boy who hacked Apple at the age of 13 has a special case of 'no history', 'The talent is not evil but for good'


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Mechki

A boy who has hacked Apple twice since the age of 13 has been acquitted in trial. The ruling recognizes that the boy is a 'apparently talented person' and that the boy had the idea that 'if Hacking was barred, Apple would be hired.'

Adelaide teen hacked into Apple twice hoping the tech giant would offer him a job-ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-27/adelaide-teenager-hacked-into-apple-twice-in-two-years/11152492



Teen who hacked apple tall to use 'gifts for good rather than evil'
https://mashable.com/article/australia-teen-apple-hack/

The boy hacked into Apple for the first time in December 2015, when he was 13 years old, then carried out hacking in 2017 and downloaded internal documents and data. When hacking, the boy is said to be an Apple employee and has successfully deceived the server, and is said to have a high level of expertise in information technology.

“That problem happened when my client was 13 years old and still young. He did not understand the seriousness of the behavior, and hacking was revealed,” said boy lawyer Mark Twiggs. Apple thought it would hire him, and when a similar incident happened in Europe, the hacking person eventually got hired by the company, he said, You can not get the idea that things will develop '.

In the trial, Apple explained that the boy hacking did not cause any intellectual or financial problems. Also, Mr. Twiggs stated that the boy, who is 17 at the time of writing, is planning to study cybersecurity and criminology at university, and the criminal record may affect the boy's future employment opportunities. From one thing, I asked to escape the conviction.

Following the allegations above, MD Judge David White made a special exception to the boy on condition of $ 500 (approximately 55,000 yen) bail and nine months of good deeds.


by Chris Potter

The boy is highly regarded at school even after the hacking was revealed. Mr. White said, 'He is clearly a talented person when it comes to information technology. However, a talented person can not abuse his talent.' 'The world relies heavily on computer technology, and these Anyone who illegally interferes with the system can cause great damage, 'he explained the importance of demonstrating talent in a way that is not a crime.

In addition, accomplices who hacked with the boy also escaped the conviction when the Victorian Children's Court ruled in 2018. Apple has declined to comment on the ABC News coverage of the ruling, but during Victoria's ruling, Apple's team detected hacking and reported it to law enforcement agencies, as well as customers We guarantee that your personal data is not at risk.

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