Aaron Bond, 14-Year-Old App Designer, Expelled From School Over Hacking

Europe's Youngest App Designer Expelled From School Over Hacking

Europe's youngest app designer has been expelled from school after he hacked into the system network because he was "curious".

Child prodigy Aaron Bond, who has already designed six smartphone apps, has been permanently excluded after he admitted accessing confidential information on the school's computers.

The 14-year-old is also the managing director of his own web design firm and was among delegates picked to attend the Apple conference last year.

But the Devon-born student, who was predicted A*s to Bs in his GCSEs next year has been formally reprimanded by police, a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Constabulary confirmed.

"Police can confirm that a 14-year-old boy from Paignton was given a formal reprimand following interview by police officers on 27 January in connection with ‘unauthorised access to computer material’ at King Edward VI College, Totnes."

Despite the system being locked down after Bond infiltrated computers, the teenager was still able to access the vice-principal's financial records.

"I was a bit scared and curious and I wondered if I would be able to get in again," he said.

Head of King Edward VI College in Totnes Kate Mason confirmed Bond accessed the school's IT system without permission.

"Aaron was excluded from the college in accordance with the serious nature of the offence and the college's behaviour policy and acceptable user policy, which he had signed," she said.

Bond, who designed his first website aged just eight, learned his trade through watching online tutorials and last year produce an iPhone app video game called Spud Run.

Bond has since started at a new school, according to the local paper.

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