LECTURER ON RAPS FOR 'HACKING STUDENT DATA'

A UNIVERSITY archaeology lecturer has appeared in court on more than 140 charges of hacking students' personal data and harassment.

- BY TOM TUITE

UCD assistant professor, Dr Stephen Davis, aged 53, is accused of using "a piece of software to steal students' passwords and access their accounts".

Mr Davis, of Elgin Wood, Killarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, allegedly harassed about 50 students, and the case involves overall more than 100 victims, Dublin District Court heard yesterday.

The prosecution follows a Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) probe, which commenced in 2023, into the use of malicious software (malware).