Georgia Tech student indicted for UGA website hack

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http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2014-12-30/georgia-tech-student-indicted-uga-website-hack

By JOE JOHNSON
Athens Banner-Herald
December 31, 2014

A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a Georgia Tech student for 
allegedly hacking into the University of Georgia’s computer network to 
post a message prior to the annual rivalry football game between the 
Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets.

Ryan Gregory Pickren, 21, was charged with felony computer trespass for 
making the posting on UGA’s online calendar on Nov. 27, two days before 
the intrastate gridiron match-up.

The illegal calendar entry, which was added below the legitimate entry for 
the game, read: “Sat., November 29, 2014/ 12:00 pm/ Get Ass Kicked by GT.”

Tom Jackson, UGA’s vice president for public affairs, said the calendar 
hack was discovered shortly after it was posted on Thanksgiving and taken 
down about an hour after it appeared.

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