Ipod Pinpointed as Criminal Tool

How can an iPod become a criminal tool?the good part of this story."
Well, it looks like it has already happened when oneAll the mess started for the student when he had
high school student which has yet to be named wasgotten into an argument with another teenager in his
charged with felony. The investigators of theschool. This other student had accused the suspect of
mentioned case said that this former student of Claycheating. And because of this, the suspect threatened
High School had hacked into the files of the school'sher that he would open up a credit card in her name
personnel as well as hacked the student files. All of theand would ruin her credit rating. The student told about
information that he was able to get his hands on wasthe incident and an officer of the school started an
then downloaded into his iPod.investigation.
Of course, that is not quite right. The student, who wasIt looked like that very day, another teacher had found
a junior, voluntarily withdrew himself from the schoolthe suspect and another student in front of a
and he was also charged with unauthorized use of acomputer and were looking at the school's personnel
computer. The iPod then became a criminal toolfiles. When asked, the student said that it was already
because the gadget was used as part of the crime.there when they used the computer. The staff of the
This is according to a statement given by Detectiveschool then confiscated the iPod and found the
Janet Zale of the Oregon Police.information that was downloaded there.
One good thing that happened also is that the vitalFor whatever purpose the suspect is going to use all
pieces of information that the student had been able tothose sensitive information remains to be answered.
download into his iPod was not shared with anybodyBut then again, the answer may just be simple.
else nor was it downloaded to any other electricPerhaps he was just looking for ways to earn money
gadget. This is as per the statement given by John Hall,so he can purchase a new iPod or get some cool
the superintendent of Oregon City. He adds, "WeiPod skins and cases or other new iPod Nano
contained [the information leak] to the school. That'saccessories. You never know.