Cheating? OR, just a good excuse

A new website, purportedly started as a joke (I don't believe it...), sells comprably sized corrupted files for students to submit electronically should they need extra time on an assignment. Inside Higher Ed provides a good overview of the service, and talks to the owner of the site. Seems like a lot more work and money than it takes to ask for an extension. Probably need to adjust electronic submission processes to correct for this new endeavor.