Student exploits NTU security flaw to cancel classmate’s masters’ offer
Student exploits NTU security flaw to cancel classmate’s masters’ offer
2025-12-03
A student who got accepted into National Taiwan University in March was in for a shock a few months after being accepted. When he logged into the school’s computer system, he saw that he had apparently declined the offer. Having no recollection of refusing the offer, he contacted the university to see what had happened. It turns out, a classmate of his had logged into his account with his ID number and tampered with the admissions process. Let’s hear more.
Student
National Taiwan University
It’s really messed up. If all you need is the ID number, you can easily memorize someone else’s number and log in.
Student
National Taiwan University
NTU should consider how to protect their future students. They should find a way to prevent hard working students from being declined due to all this nonsense.
Lai Cheng-an
Nantou District Prosecutors Office
The office is investigating the case in which a student surnamed Lo was accused of violating the Personal Data Protection Act and using electronic means that resulted in the cancelation of the university admission of a classmate surnamed Chen. Both parties reached a settlement, and Lo has been granted deferred prosecution.
Liu Yen-po
Data protection expert
With a phone, you can use mobile OTP verification. Or if you have a credit card or another personal ID document, that can be used for a more complete identity verification process. We recommend online systems to incorporate multifactor authentication.
NTU says it will make improvements to its admissions and registration systems, by implementing multifactor authentication measures. In the end, the student was able to attend the university as he originally planned through a separate admissions system. Though the two parties have reached a settlement, the perpetrator could face up to 5 years in prison for tempering with a computer system.
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招生系統有漏洞? "準台大生放棄錄取"竟是被同學惡搞
2025-12-03
今年3月一名陳同學，錄取台灣大學光電所，不料在6月發現，系統顯示「放棄報到」，學籍遭取消，陳同學趕緊向校方反映，追查之下發現，竟是被同學盜用身分證，申請取消。
[[台大學生]]
“我覺得滿誇張的，如果單純靠身分證的話，那只要把別人身分證背下來，那就都可以登錄了”
[[台大學生]]
“(台大)應該怎麼讓你未來可能的學生被保護好，然後該怎麼讓那些努力的學生，不會因為這種破事情，就被取消他們的入學資格”
[[南投地檢檢察官發言人 賴政安]]
“本署偵辦駱姓大學生，以違反個資法及妨害電腦等手段，始以錄取大學資格的陳姓同學資格遭取消案件，因考量雙方已和解等因素，給予駱姓同學緩起訴處分”
[[資安專家 劉彥伯]]
“如果你有手機的話，像手機的OTP驗證，或是你有相關的信用卡號，或是其他的自然人憑證，那事實上真的要做比較完整的身分驗證的話，其實會比較建議就是在系統上面設計上面，要納入多因素考量”
對此台大回應，將精進各招生報到系統，均須透過多重因子方式認證。此外，也同意以外加名額的方式讓陳同學入學。儘管受害的陳同學，願意與駱同學和解，但"妨害電腦使用罪"，最高可處5年以下有期徒刑，提醒考生千萬別因為一時好玩，得不償失。
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