Threat Post

Jailhouse Tablets Allow Inmates to Steal Thousands of Dollars in Credits

After inmates hacked tablets with security vulnerabilities, a CenturyLink spokesperson told Threatpost the “vulnerability issue has been resolved.” Officials at the Idaho Department of Correction say ...
Business Insider

Hundreds of inmates across Idaho's prisons hacked tablets in a mass scheme to steal more than $200,000

A group of 364 inmates across Idaho correctional facilities hacked hand-held tablets in a mass scheme to steal nearly $225,000. The inmates used the popular JPay tablets to transfer the funds into ...
The Florida Times-Union

Florida inmates spent $11.3 million on MP3s. Now prisons are taking the players.

In April last year, the Florida Department of Corrections struck a deal with JPay. The private company, spearheading a push to sell profit-driven multimedia tablets to incarcerated people across the ...
TechCrunch

Idaho inmates hacked prison-issued tablets for $225,000 in credits

Inmates in Idaho successfully hacked the software of the prison-issued tablets to issue themselves nearly a quarter of a million dollars in credits on the devices that are often one of their only ...
Gainesville

Florida inmates spent $11.3 million on MP3's. Now prisons are taking the players

In April last year, the Florida Department of Corrections struck a deal with JPay. The private company, spearheading a push to sell profit-driven multimedia tablets to incarcerated people across the ...