June 20, 2008

Hacker who changed grades faces jail

How many school kids have dreamed about cracking the school computer network and adjusting the test grades slightly? For some people the urge is just too much and in order to get ahead or even get into the right college, some students actually don’t just dream about it, they do it!

Eighteen year old Omar Khan is facing a massive thirty eight years in jail for breaking into the school computer network. He wanted to get into one the universities in California, but when his application was rejected, his plan was hatched.

It is claimed that he repeated broke into the Tesoro High School, stole keys, passwords and installed spyware. This would enable him to remotely access the system and change the test grades for himself and other students too. He has been charged with altering and stealing public records, computer fraud, burglary, identity theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

Source [Times]