Teen Hackers Turn 'One Million Checkboxes' Into Epic Prank with Hidden Messages 🎨

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Summary:

  1. Surprise Discovery
    After game developer Nolen Royalty launched “One Million Checkboxes,” a site allowing users to interact with a grid of checkboxes, he was stunned to find that the state of the checkboxes, stored in a database, spelled out a URL in ASCII code.

  2. Elaborate Prank
    A group of teenagers had used a bot to strategically check and uncheck boxes, creating a hidden URL that led to a Discord channel. There, they revealed their prank, which included a QR code and base64 message hidden in the checkbox grid.

  3. Creative Contributions
    The teens used their newfound playground to create various artistic displays, including a blue screen of death, gifs, and even a real-time animated Rickroll across the site. Royalty praised their creativity and skill, reflecting on his own experiences with tech pranks.

Read more at: Kottke.org

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