One in five university students have hacked into computer systems, from using someone else's online profile to breaching internet shopping accounts, a survey has found. The survey of 1,000 university students found 37% had hacked Facebook profiles, 26% targeted emails and 10% breached online shopping accounts. Nearly half of the students (46%) had also had their own social networking or email accounts hacked, with 41% saying their passwords to university networks had been abused by a third party. Asked for the main reason for their hacking, just over one in three said they hacked for fun, more than one in five cited curiosity and more than one in seven claimed they hacked to make money. The poll, carried out for IT security firm Tufin Technologies, also found 32% of the students thought hacking was "cool" and 28% considered it to be easy. Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Hyde, the lead on e-crime prevention for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "What this survey clearly highlights is that hacking into personal online accounts whether email or Facebook is happening regularly among the student population. "We live in a world where social networking, email and the internet is embedded into our every day lives from a far younger age, so early education is essential to ensure young people know the devastating consequences this activity can have." Mr Hyde, president of the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, added: "Hacking is illegal and we need to ensure everyone understands that." Source: orange news