> The student admitted to the allegations, saying, "I started using computers when I was in the fourth grade and taught myself everything I know. I happened to be able to access the information and had nothing against the company."

A while back I read the excellent graphic novel Wizzywig about hacking, and my takeaway was that, at base level, a hacker is a lock picker with insatiable curiosity.

did they fail to protect the endpoints? not much detail here

Fuck around and find out