Two students from Miami University in Ohio were convicted after they confessed to hacking into university computers.
The students, Beckley Parker, 22, and David Callahan, also 22, used keyloggers to steal usernames and passwords that allowed them to access files containing their grades. What happened next is anyone's guess.
According to Bloomberg, they changed their grades, as well as those of other classmates, in an attempt to cover their tracks.
Parker changed the grades of a total of 50 of his classmates.
The breach was discovered in October 2012, when a member of MUO noticed that some data in their systems had changed.
The hackers were prosecuted, the grades were corrected, and the university implemented additional security measures to prevent such incidents.
Parker was sentenced to two years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine. Callahan was sentenced to one year probation, and a $750 fine. The court also ordered them to turn over the USB keylogger they used to steal the passwords.
