Klein ISD student accused of orchestrating cyber attack that disrupted STAAR testing charged with 3rd-degree felony

Local News– The 18-year-old Klein Forest High School student who was responsible for the cyber attacks that STAAR testing for thousands of students in the district appeared in court Friday morning.On April 16, Kenemore allegedly used his school-issued Chromebook to access sites that initiated Distributed Denial of Service attacks, causing major internet disruptions during State Mandated Testing in the district.

The internet disruptions affected all campuses district-wide and about 3,000 students on their STAAR tests on April 16, which was the first day of the English Language Arts test. Students were locked out and had to stop and restart their writing essays and multiple choice test answers due to the online attack, records show.

In total, 6,981 students tested on April 16, with an additional 17,298 students testing on April 17. The number of students impacted by the disruptions to the district’s internet service across both days was 24,279, according to the documents.

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