Alan Is a Freshman in the Computer Science Department

Alan is a freshman in the computer science department.One of his professors embarrassed him in class and mocked him,saying that Alan will never be as good as she is with computers.In order to prove the professor wrong,Alan decided to break into the main computer at the Department of Defense and leave a note saying the professor is a spy.Alan hacked into the computer and left the message.He designed the message to erase itself after 13 hours,leaving no trail or damage to the computer.If Alan is discovered to be the hacker,has he committed a crime? Explain.