---
title: Harvard hackers
date: "2005-03-09T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 719
description: I’m sharing this report on Harvard rejecting applicants who exploited a security flaw to peek at their admission status early. The university treated the unauthorized access as a major ethical breach, leading to automatic denials for everyone involved.
keywords: [harvard, admissions, hacking, ethics, security, applyyourself]
---

[Harvard rejects applicants using hacker services](http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,100261,00.html).