Cyber Threat Actor: 13-year-old Benjamin Franklin Middle School student

The threatactor is known publicly as a 13‑year‑old student who attended Benjamin Franklin Middle School in the United States of America. The alias used in reporting reflects the individual’s age and school affiliation rather than a pseudonym or hacker handle. No additional aliases or affiliations have been disclosed in the available sources. The actor’s location is specified as the United States, with the incident occurring in Valparaiso, Indiana.

On September 18, 2020, the student was arrested after gaining unauthorized access to the Valparaiso Community Schools’ computer system. The intrusion caused ongoing disruptions to the district’s online learning environment, which was being relied upon heavily at the time. Law enforcement confirmed that the student faced a felony charge under Indiana’s newly enacted offense against a computer user statute. Following the arrest, the juvenile was taken to the Porter County Juvenile Detention Center pending further proceedings.

The case was reported by Bob Kasarda for databreaches.net, with the article dated September 18, 2020, and corroborated by statements from Valparaiso Police Captain Joe Hall. No other cyber activities, malware families, initial access vectors, tooling patterns, or broader campaigns have been publicly attributed to this individual in the source material. Consequently, the profile is limited to the single confirmed incident and the associated legal outcome.