Student Hacked Lecturer Computers, Changed Grades, Gets Community Service
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A 33-year-old veterinary student was sentenced to 350 hours of community service for hacking into lecturers' computers, altering his grades to 100, and deleting a rival student's exam answers. The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court also ordered him to pay 15,000 shekels in compensation and a 5,000 shekel fine. The student, identified as D., gained access to exam materials and shared them with classmates, leading to grade inflation for 13 students. He has been expelled from his studies.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A veterinary student received 350 hours of community service for hacking lecturer computers and changing grades.
- The student also deleted a rival student's exam answers, impacting their academic standing.
- His actions led to grade inflation for 13 other students in the veterinary medicine program.
- The student has been expelled from his studies and cannot return to the institution.
- He was ordered to pay 15,000 shekels in compensation and a 5,000 shekel fine.
A 33-year-old veterinary medicine student from Rehovot who hacked into lecturers' computers, obtained exam questions and answers, altered his own grades to 100, and deleted the answers of a student with whom he had a dispute, has been sentenced to 350 hours of community service. The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court decided against sending the student, identified as D., to prison, also ordering him to pay 15,000 shekels in compensation to the complainants and a 5,000 shekel fine to the state. D. had access to his lecturers' computers as he assisted them with IT systems at the Faculty of Agriculture's veterinary school. He discovered an open email account containing exam questions, which he shared with classmates, subsequently receiving a grade of 81 on that exam. He then saved the lecturer's username and password, accessed the account without permission, and sent exam questions and answers to several students. After receiving a grade of 98, he re-entered the lecturer's computer and changed his score to 100. His actions led to grade inflation for 13 students. He also deleted answers from a rival student in two quizzes and another exam, negatively impacting that student's scores. The case came to light after the school administration filed a police complaint. As a consequence, D. was expelled from his studies and cannot return to the institution. He was indicted for invasion of privacy, computer intrusion, and obtaining benefits by fraud under aggravated circumstances. The prosecution sought a four-month prison sentence served as community service, while the probation service recommended community service only. The judge noted the planned and sophisticated nature of the acts and the abuse of D.'s access, but considered his lack of a prior criminal record and the severe consequences he already faced, including expulsion.