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Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-09-06

Security professional Eric McCarty plead guilty in United States District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, admitting that he intentionally exploited a flaw in the online student application Web site of the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said.

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Re: Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-11
Anonymous
He published well AFTER they fixed the bug:

"He notified SecurityFocus, which published an article after first reporting the issue to the University of Southern California and allowing them time to plug the hole."

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