Alum Kills Over $58,000 in PC Gear With 'USB Killer' Device
The student in question is Vishwanath Akuthota. He graduated from [The College of St. Rose] in Albany, New York back in 2017. Yet, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Akuthota "admitted that he intentionally destroyed the computers and recorded himself doing so using his iPhone, including making statements such as 'I'm going to kill this guy' before inserting the USB Killer into a computer's USB port." The video hasn't been published.
Akuthota also recognized that he caused more than $58,000 in damage to The College of St. Rose and has agreed to pay back that amount to the school. (And here we thought people only had to pay that kind of money for their alma mater when their student loans come due.) The DoJ said he "faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years" after sentencing.
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Also at The Verge.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Sunday April 21 2019, @08:33AM (6 children)
else he might have learned that one male student is an alumnUS.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @08:58AM (3 children)
Only if he is 'Murican can he be an alumnUS.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @09:11AM
Everywhere else it's aluminium.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @07:42PM
You old believer in binary genders! We have to be inclusive now, so please remember to say "alumnx".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:42PM
No, that would be "AlumnUSA, USA!"
(Score: 5, Informative) by takyon on Sunday April 21 2019, @03:01PM (1 child)
You try submiting over 5000 storys, then well count the misteaks.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @05:26PM
Thank You.
I'll try not to bitch too much...