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Alumnus Causes Over $58,000 in Damage to College's Computers Using a "USB Killer"

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 21 2019, @08:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the zzzzzap! dept.

takyon writes:

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.

Best advertising ever for USB Killer?

Also at The Verge.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by RandomFactor on Sunday April 21 2019, @02:32PM (2 children)

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 21 2019, @02:32PM (#832946) Journal

    It can be fun to go back and read the original submissions link sometimes to see what they catch (admittedly this requires significant boredom). They catch the egregious stuff pretty reliably. An occasional its/it's or missing capitalization on canada might get past them. Sometimes words in the middle sentences are left out but the brain fills in the gaps. I debated fixing a grammar error in a quote once and decided against as it was a quote, but the editors couldn't stand it and [fixed] it themselves. I found this funny, but I'm weird that way.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:43PM (1 child)

    by aristarchus (2645) on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:43PM (#833154) Journal

    It can be fun to go back and read the original submissions link sometimes to see what they catch

    Can also be fun to see what they introduce!

    These are our editors; there are many like them, but these ones are ours. (Stolen from the Marne Corpse, slightly alterated.)

    • (Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:54PM

      by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:54PM (#833162) Journal

      These are our editors; there are many like them, but these ones are ours. (Stolen from the Marne Corpse, slightly alterated.)

      Full Metal Journalism?

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