Telegram Channel Administrator Booked for Hacking into MPSC Hall Ticket Mechanism to Mislead Students

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Last Update: April 25, 2023, 5:06 pm IST

The accused morphed data to mislead students appearing for the exam (Representational Image)

The accused morphed data to mislead students appearing for the exam (Representational Image)

The administrator of the Telegram channel ‘MPSC 2023A’ allegedly hacked the internal link provided to students to check their hall tickets.

A case was registered against an unidentified administrator of a Telegram channel on Monday for allegedly leaking the hall ticket for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s combined examination to be held on April 30, a Navi Mumbai police official said.

The administrator of the Telegram channel ‘MPSC 2023A’ allegedly hacked the internal link provided to students to check their hall tickets and illegally obtained data of 94,195 candidates, the official said.

“The accused morphed the data to mislead the students appearing for the examination. Efforts are on to arrest the unknown accused.

A case has been registered under sections 43A (compensation for failure to protect data) and 43B (procedure of arrest) and information. technology Act, the official said.

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