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Boston College Indicts Student For Installing Keystroke Monitoring Software

A college student was indicted on Thursday on charges he placed software on dozens of computers that allowed him to secretly monitor what people were typing, and then stole around $2,000 using information he gleaned. . .. A college student was indicted on Thursday on charges he placed software on dozens of computers that allowed him to secretly monitor what people were typing, and then stole around $2,000 using information he gleaned . In what may serve as a cautionary tale for people who use computers in public areas, Douglas Boudreau allegedly installed keystroke-monitoring software on more than 100 computers at Boston College and then watched as thousands of people sent e-mail, downloaded files and banked online. According to an indictment by a Middlesex County grand jury, Boudreau compiled a database of personal information on about 4,800 faculty, staff and students at Boston College. The link for this article located at WiredNews is no longer available. . A college student was indicted on Thursday on charges he placed software on dozens of computers that. college, student, indicted, thursday, charges, placed, software, dozens, computers. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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