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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 2006-09-24
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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 ...

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