UUCMS portal of Bengaluru North University hacked and marks of students tampered with

Bengaluru North University UUCMS portal hacked, arrests made, government orders probe, students demand credibility investigation.

The Unified University College Management System (UUCMS) portal of Bengaluru North University in Kolar was recently hacked and the marks of failed graduate students tampered with.

The Kolar District Cybercrime and Narcotics Control Police, who investigated a complaint filed by the Registrar of the university, have arrested Girish, Sandesh, and Surya. Girish and Sandesh are trustees of MNG Pre-University College and Smart Degree College in Kolar, respectively, while Surya is a student of the college, the police said.

The State government will conduct a high-level probe and the UUCMS has also called for tightening of security measures.

The UUCMS portal was set up following the implementation of the National Education Policy. All functions, including student registration, fee payments, and declaration of examination results are being done via the portal.

An investigation has revealed that the accused misused the login credentials of Thippeswamy, Registrar, to hack into the portal and tampered with the marks of over 60 students. They also got ₹15,000 to ₹20,000 from each student for the deed.

The hacking came to light recently when one of the accused came to get money from a student in Vijayapura of Bengaluru Rural district. During interrogation by the police he confessed to the crime.

A police official said, “The bank accounts of the three arrested have been frozen. Many more are suspected to be involved in this case and the investigation is on.”