In a story straight out of a movie, a 17-year-old from Lagos was arrested by UAE authorities after allegedly hacking into a restricted U.S. defense server using only a mobile phone.
According to local media in Dubai, the teen was caught after U.S. cybersecurity teams tracked unusual data pings back to an apartment building in the UAE. What shocked investigators was the simplicity of his tools: a jailbroken phone, a VPN, and custom code.
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Now, both the FBI and Interpol are involved, and sources say the boy could face lifetime sanctions and extradition.
Genius or threat? Social media is split on whether he should be punished or offered a job.
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