High School Students Installing Malware on Computers to Steal Exam Questions

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The police investigating the final exam answer leak incident that occurred at Daedong High School in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City have obtained confessions from two students who broke into the teachers' office.

The Gwangju Western Police Station on the 26th booked two second-year students of Daedong High School, including student A, without detention on charges of trespassing and obstruction of business.

Student A and others are suspected of breaking into the teachers' office during the exam preparation period before the recent final exams, installing malicious programs on teachers' computers, and stealing exam questions by retrieving screen contents.

It was investigated that they entered the teachers' office through a window with the lock released during late-night hours after the teachers had left.

The same method was used to retrieve exam materials for four subjects: Earth Science, Korean History, Mathematics II, and Life Science from the computers.

The police began the investigation following a report from the school that some exam questions or answers from the first semester final exams for second-year students at Daedong High School, held from the 11th to the 13th, appeared to have been leaked to specific students including student A.

The police secured evidence at student A's residence and obtained a confession, leading to the additional booking of one classmate as an accomplice.

The police are currently determining the exact circumstances of the incident.

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