14 DAY TRIAL // A 23-year-old student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who hacked into the systems of the educational institution and accessed student records, account information and passwords, has been sentenced last week to six months in prison.
Daniel Stratman breached the university’s computers from his apartment in Lincoln at least seven times in one month. The report does not mention what happened to the sensitive details he accessed or whether he made modifications to the records.
The incidents were noticed in late May 2012 by the university's officials, who informed the authorities. After seizing Stratman’s computer and completing forensic examination of the device, the police found evidence that linked him to the breaches. At the moment of the arrest, the student was in his senior year.
According to court documents revealed to Omaha.com, Stratman pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in exchange to dropping 11 other related charges.
There is no information about the total cost of the damage caused by the hack, but university officials told law enforcement that on one occasion the intruder intentionally produced expenses of at least $5,000 / €3,722 to a computer system.
Apart from spending six months behind bars, Stratman is also required to serve three years on supervised release and pay in excess of $107,000 / €79,652 in restitution.