Case vietnam-2025-national-exam-ai-cheatingAI exam fraudVietnam
Vietnam police open criminal cases after candidates used ChatGPT, Gemini and StudyX in national exam
In Lam Dong, an 18-year-old candidate streamed the literature paper via a button camera to a 17-year-old helper who used ChatGPT to answer and read it back through an earpiece; in Hanoi, candidates photographed maths and other papers and sent them to StudyX and Gemini. Police opened cases under state-secret disclosure laws and the candidates were disqualified.
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- Reported
- Jun 27, 2025
- Location
- Vietnam
- Target
- Vietnam's 2025 national high school graduation exam
- Severity
- Medium
- Verification
- Confirmed by victim, vendor or authority
- Triggered by
- Exam candidates and helpers
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Sector
- Education & research
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
In Lam Dong, an 18-year-old candidate streamed the literature paper via a button camera to a 17-year-old helper who used ChatGPT to answer and read it back through an earpiece; in Hanoi, candidates photographed maths and other papers and sent them to StudyX and Gemini. Police opened cases under state-secret disclosure laws and the candidates were disqualified.
Impact: Disqualifications and criminal probes in an exam taken by over 1.1 million students; authorities said exam security was not compromised
Who triggered it
Actor: Exam candidates and helpers
Attribution: Lam Dong and Hanoi police
Motive: Academic gain
How it happened
Attack vector: Hidden cameras, phones and earpieces relaying exam papers to AI apps
Root cause: Devices smuggled into exam rooms; AI apps able to solve exam questions instantly
Timeline
- Literature and maths papers sent to AI tools during the exam
- Lam Dong police file charges
- Hanoi police open criminal probe into StudyX and Gemini cases
Response
Criminal cases under Penal Code articles on state secrets; Ministry of Public Security ordered urgent investigation
Current status: Under investigation
Sources (open in a new tab)
- Tuoi Tre News news.tuoitre.vn
- Viet Nam News vietnamnews.vn
Cite this case
Vietnam police open criminal cases after candidates used ChatGPT, Gemini and StudyX in national exam. AI Threat Watch, case vietnam-2025-national-exam-ai-cheating, Jun 27, 2025. https://aithreat.io/cases/vietnam-2025-national-exam-ai-cheating/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/vietnam-2025-national-exam-ai-cheating/
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