University students expose matric marks data leak

[Daniel Puchert]

Matric marks data leak exposed

Two university computer science students have exposed a data leak that has allowed a company called Edumarks to offer the matric class of 2024 early access to their final results for R100 per report.

Despite the results being embargoed until midnight on 14 January 2025, Edumarks has been sending out reports since Saturday, 11 January.

 

[deweyzeph]

A matric certificate isn't even useful to wipe your ass with these days.

 

[now05ster]

Our universities are producing very capable students. The system works.

 

[FiestaST]

Shame 'R Us:

 

[NR7]

A matric certificate isn't even useful to wipe your ass with these days.

One with an IEB logo, proper Maths and Science and a few distinctions makes it useful for getting into a good degree.

 

[SilverCode]

Our universities are producing very capable students. The system works.

The ANC's solution to all these data leaks is going to be nerfing Computer Science degrees. It is always the ComSci students responsible for finding these leaks, so we have to do something about this and put a stop to these people who are able to access this information.

 

[FiestaST]

Nail on the head:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878801811328623079