Three held for aiding students crack exams by unfair means
The Hindu
Accused hacked into the exam server, got desired score for candidates
The Delhi Police Cyber Cell on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly helping students crack exams of various certification courses through fraudulent means. The accused, a part of an organised module, used to hack into the exam site and get the desired score for the candidates.
DCP (Cyber Cell), K.P.S. Malhotra, said the accused have been identified as Deep Shah, 19, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, his father Rajesh Shah, 45, and Akhlakh Allam, 29, who hailed from Delhi. The father-son duo was running a coaching institute in Ahmedabad.
According to the police, they received a tip-off that several services were available on the dark web in which some hackers claim to hack the examinee’s device to get the desired score. They charge hefty amounts from the aspirants, the DCP said.
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