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High school student guesses teacher's password and changes grades
Incident Date: October 2004 Incident Location: Marana AZ USA Michael Campbell, a student at Marana High School in Marana Arizona, has been accused of using a teacher’s password to change grades. Police say that Mr. Campbell confessed it took him about an hour to guess his teacher’s password for the school system. He then proceeded to change one of his grades. Mr. Campbell is also charged with changing the grades of three other students, allegedly in exchange for money, between October 18 and October 21 in 2004. It was Mr. Campbell’s willingness to share that led to his capture. Another student turned Mr. Campbell into school authorities when he provided that student with the teacher’s password. The Pima County Attorney’s office is charging the 16-year-old student as an adult and holding him in jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond. Mr. Campbell faces five felony counts, including computer tampering and conspiracy to commit computer tampering. Story Sources Title: Marana student steals password, changes grades Author: Jennifer Reardon Date: 11/10/2004 Publication: KVOA News Publication Location: Tucson AZ USA Publication URL: http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2548058 Do you have additional information to contribute regarding this story? If so, please email siteupdates@passwordresearch.com with the details and source.
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