Los Angeles Times: 2 Students Are Accused of Altering Grades in Computer Hacking Case
Two Cal State Northridge students have been accused of hacking into a professor’s computer, giving grades to nearly 300 students and sending pizza, magazine subscriptions and CDs to the professor’s home.
Lena Chen, 20, of Torrance and Jennifer Ngan, 19, of Alhambra are to be arraigned Aug. 21 on misdemeanor charges of accessing computers illegally and other counts. If convicted, they face up to a year in prison.
According to Cal State police, Chen confessed to getting access to the professor’s account by answering a routine security question and changing the password.
“They felt the professor was unfair, and it was on behalf of all the students,” said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney’s office, which filed the charges. “They were trying to be college pranksters.”
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