14 DAY TRIAL // A couple of former students of the Miami University in Ohio have been sentenced after pleading guilty to unauthorized use of property.
The students, Beckley Parker, 22, and David Callahan, also 22, used keyloggers to steal usernames and passwords that would allow them to access the school’s computer systems and change grades.
According to Bloomberg, they changed their own grades and the ones of other students before getting caught. Callahan changed only his own grades and the ones of two others in an effort to cover his tracks.
On the other hand, Parker changed the grades of 50 students.
The breach was discovered in October 2012, when one faculty member noticed that some of the grades were not the ones she had entered into the school's computer system.
The hackers were tracked down and expelled. The grades they changed were corrected and the university implemented additional security measures to prevent future incidents.
Parker was sentenced to two years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and $1,500 (€1,100) in fines. Callahan was sentenced to one year of probation, and $750 (€560) in fines. He was also ordered to turn in the external drive and the keylogger he used to steal the passwords.