US Edition20 Suspects Arrested over Hacking of 2025 UTME Results
- Security agencies arrested at least 20 suspects in Abuja for hacking the 2025 JAMB computer-based UTME examinations.
- Investigations showed that the suspects are members of a large criminal network, reportedly comprising over 100 individuals, who focus on breaching the computer systems of examination organizations such as JAMB and NECO.
- The syndicate installed ghost software remotely and mounted routers near CBT centres to alter candidate answers and manipulate scores for paying candidates.
- Special candidates paid between ₦700,000 and ₦2,000,000 for inflated scores, while members of the syndicate also own private schools profiting from special centres.
- The sabotage caused mass failure in the 2025 UTME, hampered public confidence, and led to ongoing arrests and calls for reforms in examination conduct.
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DSS, Police arrest 20 hackers for compromising 2025 UTME results
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.20 suspects arrested over hacking of 2025 UTME results
The Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Police Force, have arrested at least 20 suspects over hacking of the 2025 computer-based test, CBT, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The 2025 UTME was conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. AIT reports that the suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 persons who specialise in hacking of the computer servers of examination bodies …
Uzodinma Demands Swift Investigation Into JAMB Website Hacking Scandal
ShareThe Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has called for a thorough investigation into the recent hacking of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, which disrupted the release of results for thousands of candidates across the country. This was contained in a statement issued by the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation... The post Uzodinma Demands Probe Of JAMB Website Hacking Scandal appeared firs…
JAMB Hacking: Governor Uzodimma Urges Swift Investigation, Prosecution of Suspects - TV360 Nigeria
The Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to intensify investigations into the recent hacking of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website. In a statement released on Saturday through the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, Uzodimma described the arrest of 20 suspects linked to t…
DSS, Police Arrest 20 People For Allegedly Hacking JAMB UTME Result
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police have arrested around 20 people for allegedly tampering with the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The arrests took place on Friday in Abuja and involved suspects believed to be part of a […]
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