Signal Jammer Tech

They are confronting allegations of computer criminal activity for allegedly disturbing the network at the urging of their peers.

Two 14-year-old adolescents have been charged by authorities for sabotaging their school's Wi-Fi network as a means to evade taking exams, it was revealed on Monday.

According to NJ.com, high school freshmen in New Jersey have been charged with computer criminal activity and conspiracy to commit computer crimes. School officials informed the authorities on Thursday after the Wi-Fi network repeatedly crashed over the span of a week.

According to Capt. Dennis Miller, who spoke to NorthJersey.com, officials from Secaucus High School contacted the Secaucus Police Department to apprise them of two students who were part of a "plan to disrupt the school's WiFi service whenever asked."

As they are underage, the names of these individuals have not been revealed. They have been released into the custody of their parents and are expected to attend a hearing at the juvenile family court in Jersey City, the specific date of which is currently unknown.

Superintendent Jennifer Montesano declared on Monday that the Wi-Fi has been reinstated and is currently running without any issues. Although she did not delve into specifics, she did mention that an investigation revealed the possible involvement of two students in the disruption of our system.

How did they do it?

According to some students interviewed by NJ.com, they are of the opinion that the boys were using a Wi-Fi interrupter program or app to flood the school's routers with traffic in a denial of service (DoS) attack. This attack resulted in the network malfunctioning when students were attempting to access it for classwork or online exams.

During an interview with a junior student at Secaucus High School, the news outlet was informed that she discovered the Wi-Fi malfunction after being told by a friend that one of the suspects had been instructed to disrupt the signal during an exam.

It was done for both the exam-adverse and for fun, she said:

His intention was to evade tests and similar responsibilities. Furthermore, one of the boys executed this plan for the sake of his friend, so that she could be exempted from taking a test during the class. Without a doubt, it was a major prank.

Jamming phones, Wi-Fi and GPS is illegal

Some students were disgruntled – why should the whole class be disrupted because a few kids didn’t feel like squeezing out some brain juice that day? Others were impressed by the boys’ alleged technical acumen and sported more of a “Meh! Nobody got hurt” reaction, like this 10th grader:

I was taken aback by the fact that a kid our age, or around our age, could pull off something like this.

The interference with people's education is taking place, however, it is not causing any harm to individuals.

In relation to the initial point, it is advised that those students do not place excessive importance on their classmates' purported technological skills. Despite the fact that gsm jammer are prohibited from being marketed, sold, or used in the US - except for authorized, official use by the federal government - they are easily obtainable online for a few hundred dollars.

With regards to nobody getting hurt when Wi-Fi crashes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begs to differ. When you use a signal jammer, you’re jamming critical communications, the FCC points out in its jammers FAQ:

Jammers are more than a mere annoyance; they create an unacceptable risk to public safety by interfering with the transmission of emergency communications. cell phone jammer do not differentiate between everyday conversations and emergency calls to family members or 9-1-1 responders. Similarly, GPS and wifi jammer disrupt both routine and critical communication services.

Some years back, there was a case where a man was charged with a felony for jamming the phone signals of his fellow commuters. This act was a result of his irritation towards their conversations.

Although there may have been no physical injuries resulting from the school Wi-Fi jamming, it is essential for children to recognize that this is not a harmless prank. The consequences can be severe and should not be underestimated.