Schoolboy Hacker Derails Poland Tram Network
Polish police yesterday arrested a 14-year-old schoolboy for endangering public safety when he hacked the Lodz tram system and disrupted traffic.
Using a TV-style remote control he built himself, Adam Dabrowski allegedly changed the points on the city's tram system. This derailed some tram cars, causing them to crash and injure up to 12 passengers.
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Polish police yesterday arrested a 14-year-old schoolboy for endangering public safety when he hacked the Lodz tram system and disrupted traffic.
Using a TV-style remote control he built himself, Adam Dabrowski allegedly changed the points on the city's tram system. This derailed some tram cars, causing them to crash and injure up to 12 passengers.
A police spokesman said Dabrowski had studied the trams and the tracks for a long time and had converted the TV control into a device capable of controlling all the junctions on the line. He had listed in a school exercise book the best junctions to switch trams and what signals to change.
Teachers described Dabrowski as a model pupil and an electronics genius.
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ghost 16 years ago
First Off,
So Sorry to hear about the passengers!! :( Truly sad… Prayers & Hopes are with you all…
Second,
Did this kid mean to derail the trains? Was it an accident?
Third,
This kid is a god damned genius bro! I mean shit.. he built that himself?!? :o That is for sure a future threat to cyber security right their! LMAO :ninja:
ghost 16 years ago
Wow, that's really cool. A remote control that could control the whole tram system… HAX! lol. Seriously though that's really cool.:ninja:
ghost 16 years ago
why he should have got caught for his teachers say that he is an electronic genius? They didn't realize that before his act? :(
Uber0n 16 years ago
@c4p_sl0ck: I've already told you; it was your father who did this and put the blame on the kid :D
ynori7 16 years ago
while i believe that it was a terrible thing to do, i have to respect the kid. it's pretty amazing for a 14 year old. if time gives him maturity he could be a great hacker one day.
ghost 16 years ago
That's pretty awesome, but for the injures. To quote that guy from Forest Gump "Shit happens." Also It makes me wounder how he did it, for the mean time I'll go sit in a corner and think.;)
ghost 16 years ago
He kind of reminds me of myself in a way :) No shit, the kid deserves respect and i think that's incredible. The part about the passengers, on the other hand, isn't cool.
Night_Stalker 16 years ago
That is genius!! Really sucks ass for the passengers though. I know it is possible to hack t television remote to control traffic lights, I have not done that (yet) , but my friend Anthony has.. That kid must have been pretty smart.. But this is what gives hackers a bad name, just like DBDWarrior said.