ATHENS, Ga. — A student at the University of Georgia who worked in the school's tech support center gained access to his online grades last year in order to change them, officials confirm.
According to University of Georgia officials, Michael Lamon Williams faces 80 counts of both computer trespass and computer forgery related to the Dec. 20.
According to a UGA Police report, Williams, a former employee of the school's Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS), used a VPN account to change a faculty member's password on Dec. 17. When the faculty member tried to log in to his UGA email the day after, the report said he was unable to.
The faculty member contacted EITS later that day to tell them what happened. After doing some digging, they told him he was the target of a "deliberate attack against his account."
Based on the original complaint, and further investigation, officials were able to determine Williams "abused his privileges as an employee" of EITS and hacked the faculty member's account to change his grades to benefit himself.
In a statement, the university said it is "conducting a comprehensive review of its practices to make the necessary improvements to prevent this from reoccurring." UGA said Williams has withdrawn from the university.
Warrants have been issued for Williams's arrest.
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