Cybersecurity
Exam Cheats Cited in Three-Day Internet Shutdown in Ethiopia
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Ethiopian authorities shut down the Internet for a third day to prevent students from cheating in national examinations.
Access to the web was “totally cut off” on Tuesday morning, and there’s been only an intermittent restoration of services since then, according to NetBlocks, an advocacy group that monitors cybersecurity. “It is believed to be a measure to counter cheating,” it said.