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UT hacker guilty of stealing information

06-13-05


(Philadelphia & Conshohocken, PA)

The Daily Texan - Former University of Texas computer science major Christopher Andrew Phillips was found guilty of "recklessly knocking out UT Web services ... and stealing thousands of Social Security numbers belonging to students, staff and faculty." Phillips was acquitted of two more serious charges of intending to use the information he stole for financial gain. Phillips could face up to five years for the reckless damage conviction and one year for for the theft of the Social Security numbers.

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