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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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Filling in the data leaks... 2006-09-07
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Anonymous
These cases will lead to people not disclosing vulnerability information to the public or vendors but keeping it to themselves and the underground community.

He hasnt stolen any data. He hasn't dumped the db and disappeared. Yeah punish the good. It will only scare the good from helping you.

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