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Le Shan Tong Liang Kau Ju, who calls himself a "hacker", sent an apology email: At that time, the sense of success completely overshadowed the rationale

2022-09-29T06:06:11.784Z


There was a hacking incident at Le Sin Tong Leung Kau Ju College in Sai Ying Pun recently. Some claimed that the school had hacked into the school's computer system server and sent emails to the teachers and students of the school. The school responded that it had taken action and called the police on the same day.


There was a hacking incident at Le Sin Tong Leung Kau Ju College in Sai Ying Pun recently. Some claimed that the school had hacked into the school's computer system server and sent emails to the teachers and students of the school.

The school responded at the time that it had taken action and called the police on the same day, and the news stated that the "hackers" only used the teacher's email account and did not invade the computer system.


There was a new development in the incident today (29th), an email with the title "Sorry" was sent to Leung Kau Ju College and the media through the same email account as the self-proclaimed Secondary 1 student "hacker".

The email from an organization calling itself "ShadowLST" described the use of strong intimidation to express dissatisfaction with the school as "impulsive" on September 25. At that time, the sense of success completely overshadowed the rationale, and pointed out that there were four teacher accounts on that day. hacked by them at the same time.


The group has disbanded and will help schools find loopholes, submitting the full process of hacking the network on October 3, the email said.

The email emphasized that the purpose of the action on that day was to express dissatisfaction with the school, not to attempt to blackmail or intimidate. In addition to a public apology, it also pointed out that it would reflect on itself: "We promise not to conduct hacking attacks again." It is reported that Le Sin Tong Leung Kau Ju Academy has also received an apology. In the email, "Hong Kong 01" was inquiring with the school, and the police replied that the Central Police Station had received a report, and the case was classified as having access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent, and no one has been arrested so far.


Recently, it has been circulated on the Internet that a Secondary One student of Le Sin Tong Leung Kau Ju College sent an email to insiders pointing out that the school server had loopholes and backdoors, requesting that students be free to download or uninstall Mobile Device Management (MDM), otherwise it would invade the school's "" all".

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Apology email says three members successfully hacked school server and four teachers' accounts

According to the apology email received by "Hong Kong 01", the above paragraph is for the police, the media, teachers and students. The sender refers to a public apology on behalf of "ShadowLST", referring to the crazy behavior of the three members of the organization who successfully hacked the school server, and pointed out that It was very impulsive at the time, "our sense of success at that time completely overshadowed our rationality", and mentioned that the accounts of 4 teachers were hacked by them at the same time.

The disbanding of the group said it was only an expression of dissatisfaction, not blackmail and intimidation

The organization stated that because the incident involved a criminal offense, it had disbanded the organization, and emphasized that the purpose at that time was to express dissatisfaction with the school, not an attempt to extort or intimidate, and it did not maliciously delete or download files from the school’s public files.

Knowing that it has caused a huge impact and shamed the school, I sincerely apologize and stress that I respect teachers very much

The email also mentioned that, fully aware of the huge impact of this operation, I hope to apologize to everyone through the media, and pointed out that this hacking behavior has caused the police and the media to draw attention and panic, which has brought shame to Le Sin Tong Leung Kau Ju Academy. The attitude of the company deeply apologizes to those affected, especially the IT director.

The organization pointed out that in order to help schools fix the loopholes, it will provide the complete process of hacking, and emphasized that it respects teachers very much and does not try to challenge the bottom line of teachers.

Promise no more attacks

"ShadowLST" also specifically stated to the media: "The IT director and IT team of our school are very professional. Please do not discriminate against sex or engage in cyberbullying." He also said that after reflecting on himself, he would give back to the society, and promised not to conduct hacking attacks again and to help The school looks for loopholes and hopes the school can accept its apology.

The letter mentions that it will help the school find loopholes and submit the full process of hacking the network on October 3.

At the same time, an email was circulated on the Internet for the head of the school's IT team, stating that the school will follow up the incident seriously, and students should delete the suspicious email immediately, and students are also prohibited from forwarding and responding.

The incident happened on the 26th of this month. It was circulated on the Internet that the school's computer system was hacked by a group of Secondary One students, and they sent emails to the intranet, saying that the group of students named "ShadowLST" found two errors in the computer server and became Intrusion loopholes, if the police school does not give students the freedom to download or uninstall the mobile device management (MDM), they will "hack (invade) all the school"; it also emphasizes that the school system can be cracked by secondary one students, which proves that the annual fee is 70 yuan Mobile device management fees are meaningless.

The email also mentioned that "ShadowLST" has seven members, including two hackers, three hardware engineers, a commander with an IQ of 136, and a social engineer, and threatened to crack everything, even the school principal's account. It is easy to crack, and it is impossible for the school to catch them.

The school responded to "Hong Kong 01" earlier, stating that after investigation, it was found that the sender had used a teacher's school email account to send the above-mentioned email to "express opinions on some measures and activities of the school". The school has taken actions to strengthen the maintenance of the network system. and login authority, and has been alerted.

Police follow up investigation, no arrests yet

The police replied confirming that the Central Police Station received a report, and the case was classified as having access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent. No arrests have been made so far.

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Source: hk1

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