Rector reports incident of student grade tampering

The rector of the University of Macedonia, Achilleas Zapranis , denounced an incident of alteration of a university student's electronic card in statements to APE-MPE

As he pointed out, the alteration was made in… physical presence. Specifically, he pointed out that on October 1, from 1.30 to 3.40 in the morning, someone turned on a computer in the Business Administration department and changed the information in the electronic student card in the Applied Informatics department. No traces of a break-in were found.

The incident came to Mr. Zapranis' attention in mid-October, while the Computer and Network Center of the University of Macedonia prepared a report. A specialist from the Cybercrime Prosecution informed the university of the measures it should take. The case file was sent to the prosecutor.

On the occasion of this incident, Mr. Zapranis emphasized that after the end of classes, access to university premises should be controlled.