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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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Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-07
John Delance (1 replies)
Re: Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-07
Robert Lemos
Filling in the data leaks... 2006-09-07
mroonie
Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-07
ChrisG (1 replies)
Re: Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-24
Sort of Anonymous (1 replies)
Yes, broadly speaking, I agree with your comment. It seems to me that legal authorities do not take any extenuating circumstances into account when deciding whether or not to press a charge. The probability of being charged has more to do with the likelihood of success (prosecution) rather than the gravity of the offence. Best to keep you head down and not try any unofficial pen-testing.

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Anonymous
Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-08
levin (1 replies)
Re: Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-11
Anonymous
Not much of a Security pro afterall 2006-09-13
Anonoymous
Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-15
Smoked1
Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-09-18
Anonymous
Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-12-02
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Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach 2006-12-28
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