20 SUSPECTS ARRESTED OVER 2025 UTME HACKING
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police have apprehended at least 20 individuals suspected of hacking into the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) computer-based test system. The suspects allegedly sabotaged the system to discredit JAMB.
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Ongoing Investigation:
– Arrests:20 suspects have been arrested in connection with the hacking.
– Man Hunt:DSS and police are currently tracking other syndicate members who are still at large.
– Investigation:Authorities are working to uncover the full extent of the hacking and the suspects’ motives.
Impact on UTME:
– Examination Security:The hacking incident has raised concerns about the security of the UTME.
– JAMB’s Response: JAMB is working closely with security agencies to investigate the incident and prevent future breaches .
The security agencies are also haunting for other members of the hacking syndicate now on the run.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB conducted the 2025 UTME.
The arrested suspects, it was learnt are part of over 100-member syndicate specialising in hacking of the computer servers of examination bodies like JAMB and the National Examinations Council.
Reports say security sources confirmed that the suspects have confessed to sabotaging the CBT system in order to discredit JAMB and discourage students from using CBT for future examinations to be conducted by NECO and WAEC.
“The syndicate would install an attacking software on the examination body hardware. The software, in turn, would remotely hack JAMB servers at any targeted CBT centre,” the source quoted one of the suspect as confessing.
It was gathered that the entire hacking process was to influence high scores for special candidates who paid between N700,000 and N2 million.
The report added that preliminary investigations revealed that several members of the syndicate own private schools and colleges, and make huge sums of money from their special centres.
