San Diego Man Charged with Accessing University Applicants' Information
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Fri, 2006-04-21 01:00
Quick Facts
- Date: 4/21/2006
- Institution: University of Southern California
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 275,000
- Source: InfoSec News
- Abstract Source: North County Times
Abstract
Eric McCarty, 25-year-old from San Diego, is charged with breaking into the online application system of the University of Southern California. This system contains the Social Security numbers and dates of birth of over 275,000 prospective students that applied to USC between 1997-present. McCarty, who works as a penetration tester and network administrator, allegedly exploited a vulnerability in the application system's database to gain access.