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Computer expert convicted of hacking at Intel

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	 PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuter) - A computer-programming expert has
been convicted of hacking his way through an Intel Corp.
computer network in what he claimed was an effort to point out
security flaws.
	 Randal Schwartz, 33, was convicted Tuesday on three counts
of computer crimes after a 2 1/2 week jury trial in Washington
County Superior Court.
	 He could face up to five years in prison and $100,000 in
fines on each of three counts of computer crimes when he is
sentenced Sept. 11, but under state guidelines he is likely to
be treated more leniently because he has no criminal record.
	 Prosecutor Thomas Tintera also is asking Circuit Judge Alan
Bonebrake to order restitution of $60,000 to Intel.
	 Schwartz, a computer prodigy and software authority, was
convicted of stealing passwords and making unauthorized software
changes in Intel's computer network while he was working at the
company as a $45-an-hour consultant.
	 Schwartz, who went to work at 16 after graduating from high
school, is the author of two books on Perl, a programming
language, but has described himself as a loner with few social
skills.
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