Charges Are Filed in Computer Hacking
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From Times Wire Reports
Authorities filed federal charges against a 20-year-old student accused of hacking into a University of Texas computer system and stealing Social Security numbers and other personal data from more than 55,000 students, faculty and staffers.
Christopher A. Phillips, who is studying computer science at the Austin campus, was charged with unlawful access to a protected computer and unlawful use of a means of identification.
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