Pint-sized California hacking genius busted years later for alleged antisemitic graffiti spree

The California kid once celebrated as a pint-sized hacking whiz is now behind bars after authorities accused him of plastering South Bay homes with antisemitic graffiti.Kristoffer Wilheim Vonhassel, 18, was booked Tuesday on 12 suspected offenses tied to vandalism in Imperial Beach, including six counts alleging property damage motivated by civil-rights violations, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story But his parents are fighting the allegations, denying any wrongdoing by their son and saying neither he nor they harbor hateful or antisemitic beliefs.“We’ll be fighting this case,” his mother said in a phone interview Tuesday evening with the San Diego Union-Tribune.She provided only her first name and asked not to be named, citing concerns that the entire family could be targeted because of the allegations against her son.“We’re concerned how this will impact his future,” she added.The parents said they had not yet hired an attorney to represent their son.“He’s never gotten in trouble like this before,” von Hassel’s father said.

“Just look what he did with Microsoft when he was 5.”That childhood episode made Vonhassel an international curiosity.At just the age of 5, he discovered a way around a password barrier on his father’s Xbox One after his parents noticed him accessing his father’s Xbox Live account and playing games he was not supposed to play.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!When his father, Robert Davies, ask...