Hacking 101; Monday; Period 2

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Once again, class was in the computer lab and Riley was at the front of the room, tapping away on his laptop while he waited for everyone to settle down. When it was time for class to start, he got up and got right to it.

"Today, we're gonna work on spoofing attacks," Riley started. "It's basically what it says on the tin, right there. A spoofing attack is a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining an illegitimate advantage. In simpler terms, it means that the hacker poses as a legitimate site or person or anything and successfully lures the victim into believing it. Once the victim is lured in, the hacker either now has access to their system or might have even convinced the poor victim to send them money. Ever heard of those Nigerian email scams? That's similar to a spoofing attack."

He hoped no one had fallen for one of those here because, yeah. Those didn't turn out fun in the end.

"Your task today is to work up something that might fool the layman in terms of spoofing. Whether it be a website that you can convince someone to visit and log into so you now have all their information or an email that someone downloads and attachment from and the attachment's really a rootkit which means you're into their system or anything else. I'm going to pass out some more information on spoofing attacks and your computers are all set up with the tools you need to create whatever you might wanna create so it's really up to you. Just remember that it has to look like it's the real deal and it can't be kooky because while the savvy user will know to avoid, that's not who you're looking to lure in. Try to lure in the person who barely knows what social media is and thinks that the email saying they won ten thousand dollars for a contest they don't remember entering is a blessing. Go."

And Riley let them get to work.

7 Ways to Annoy Anakin Skywalker, Monday, Period 1

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Bel had an unusual bunch of supplies, ranging from shiny baubles to screwdrivers, waiting for the students that morning. "Time for another field trip to Anakin's office," he said, grinning like the Minnesota State Bird. "Hopefully this will pay off tomorrow, because if you've never seen Anakin after being bit by a gremlin, well, you're in for a treat. So we're going to loosen any vents and scatter some shiny things around his office to try to lure some of the gremlins out to play and let nature run its course."

He also had really terrible roadside decaf coffee to replace Anakin's supply with. He wasn't involving the students in that because it was just too evil.

Fun in the Sun, Monday, Period 4

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Bond's class was meeting in the Danger Shop this week, which was set up to resemble the park on a warm, clear evening. A stage was set up at one end of the park, with a number of blankets and low chairs spread out before it.

"Good afternoon," Bond greeted them. "While technically not 'in the Sun', depending on where you live one pleasant way of spending a summer evening is watching a play or movie in a public park."

He gestured towards the chairs and blankets. "So find a good seat and settle in to watch the play."

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