Full confession: How We Hacked Into JAMB Portal- Suspect Confesses

Full confession: How We Hacked Into JAMB Portal- Suspect Confesses Jamb 2017/2018After the arrest of suspects who recently hacked into the JAMB Portal and gained access for illegal registration by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on 22nd April, 2017 one of the suspects finally confessed on how to successful gained illegal entry. A syndicate in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, ​have confessed ​how they erect​ed​ a radio mast to hack the Virtual Private Network of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board​, JAMB.​ ​T​he syndicate, including a proprietor of one Bright Technologies, confessed to collecting N600,000 for the ​illegal job.

The hacker’s wife and other accomplices were also arrested by the NSCDC crack team from Abuja.​ ​Other suspects, identified only as Segun and Jide, are​ ​at large. One of the suspects, identified only as Tosin, said the deal was to extend the JAMB network from an accredited Computer Based Test centre in Abeokuta to some cyber cafe operators for the purpose of illegal registration of candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination​, UTME.​ ​During the interrogation, the proprietor, who confessed to the crime, said he was paid over N600,000 for the job, adding that he created over 400 User Names and passwords.
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He told the operatives, “We are using unlicensed spectrum to transmit to our customers using 2.4 gigabyte and 5.8 gigabyte radio. On March 28, they came from Kindle e-Learning Service that they wanted Internet services and after three days, they came again, (Tosin, Segun and Jide) that they wanted us to configure VPN for them. “They told me they needed our services only during the JAMB registration and on April 1, we went to their office. They gave me the IP (Internet Protocol) address and I did pinging from my own Router. I have collected about N600,000 so far from Kindle e-Learning.” The NSCDC said the gang specialised in high-tech hacking]]>

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