Student hides keylogging devices in computers; gets four months in jail (Mug shot)
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/28/2015 09:37 AM
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Imran Uddin, 25, hid four key logging devices into computers at the University of Birmingham to steal staff logins.
Police were called and detectives from the Regional Cyber Crime Unit deciphered the data to realise that Uddin had been logging in using staff details to better his grades.
Uddin pleaded guilty to six offences under the Computer Misuse Act. They related to unauthorised access to computer material, intent to commit further offences and impairing the operation of a computer.
Detective Constable Mark Bird, from the Regional Cyber Crime Unit, said: “The audacity of Uddin to install not just one but four of these devices showed how determined he was to cheat his way to a better degree. His false qualification could have seen him go on to research medical treatments.”
Source: Avira
Police were called and detectives from the Regional Cyber Crime Unit deciphered the data to realise that Uddin had been logging in using staff details to better his grades.Uddin pleaded guilty to six offences under the Computer Misuse Act. They related to unauthorised access to computer material, intent to commit further offences and impairing the operation of a computer.
Detective Constable Mark Bird, from the Regional Cyber Crime Unit, said: “The audacity of Uddin to install not just one but four of these devices showed how determined he was to cheat his way to a better degree. His false qualification could have seen him go on to research medical treatments.”
Source: Avira
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