Man charged with hacking USC database

Monday, 24 April 2006, 12:06 AM EST

A 25-year-old man has been charged with hacking into the University of Southern California's computer system and accessing information about student applicants.

A criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday charges Eric McCarty of San Diego with transmitting a code or command to intentionally damage the school's Internet student application system, federal authorities said.

At STT.

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