A synchronised groan was heard throughout a high school in Chicago, Illinois, as a student managed to rick-roll the entire school.

The student posted a video to YouTube of the moment his brother managed to rick-roll their entire school district.

The hacker explained in a blog post how he managed to hack into the school's equipment to broadcast Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video.

"I did it by hijacking every networked display in every school to broadcast 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in perfect synchronization. Whether it was a TV in a hall, a projector in a classroom, or a jumbotron displaying the lunch menu, as long as it was networked, I hacked it!"

The brother who recorded this video told Newsflare about the moment the hack came off: "My first period teacher is in the beginning. Other students are in the hallways as this prank occurred during our passing period.

"Some teachers, as you can see from the footage, attempt to turn off or mute the volume of the projectors, and while muting can temporarily work, as seen in one of the classrooms I peered into, a fail-safe that is referenced in the blog post actually re-enables the volume and sets it back to max."

The hacker wrote a blog post where they go into detail about how he pulled off the hack, it can be found here: https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick

This prank was recorded on April 30.

https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick

Footage of "the Big Rick." I knew of the event that was described in the blog post above and got ready to record it's results at the end of our first period. I run around my school to capture as many projectors being hacked as I can while on my way to my next class.

My first period teacher is in the beginning. Other students are in the hallways as this prank occurred during our passing period, but I don't know all of their names. Some teachers, as you can see from the footage, attempt to turn off or mute the volume of the projectors, and while muting can temporarily work, as seen in one of the classrooms I peered into, a fail safe that is referenced in the blog post actually re-enables the volume and sets it back to max.

Recorded and uploaded to YouTube on April 30th, directly after I arrive at my next class and stop recording.

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT the one behind the hack. I merely recorded the results.