Glenn Mangham pleaded guilty to computer misuse offences related to hacking into Facebook's internal network

A student who hacked into Facebook’s internal network has been sentenced to eight months in prison after an investigation by the Met Police.

Glenn Mangham, aged 26, from York, pleaded guilty to computer misuse offences at Southwark Crown Court.

A probe was launched in May 2011 when Facebook Inc became aware there had been a security breach of its internal network.

The matter was reported to the FBI in San Jose who established the source of the unauthorised access came from the UK.

The case was referred to the Met’s central e-crime unit (PCeU).

When Mangham was arrested in June he admitted gaining unauthorised access to Facebook’s systems and extracted internal intellectual material from its servers.

No personal user data was compromised by Mangham’s actions and the intellectual property was secured by police.

Detective Chief Inspector Terry Wilson, of the Met’s PCeU, said: “This was a dynamic response that saw PCeU officers - working alongside the FBI and North Yorkshire Police - quickly recovering stolen intellectual property.”

Mangham was also given a serious crime prevention order restricting his access to the internet and forfeiture of computer equipment.