Cyber Security: Rise of the student hacker

Students are using their expertise to hack into the computer networks of their own universities and other entities, an investigation by Hashtag reveals. These students are armed with skills honed by ICT courses that not only teach them how to programme and crack codes, but also how to penetrate and bring down computer networks.

Driven by the unethical hacker principles of vandalism and greed, a number of students are spending their spare time scouring the web for vulnerabilities, breaching computer systems and draining information and funds where possible from various vulnerable institutions with each passing day.