Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Mexico's Auditor General Secures Territorium Servers in UNAM Exam Probe
Mexico's federal auditor secured Territorium Life's servers and data repositories to preserve evidence in an investigation.
Territorium Life provided the online platform for the National Autonomous University of Mexico's undergraduate admissions exam.
The exam faced failures, and the company is also under investigation over possible problems with monitoring, control and protection of exam materials, as well as suspected leaks.
The auditor is examining how the platform was contracted and managed, including possible irregularities.
Auditor General Aureliano Hernández Palacios Cardel told Mexico's Chamber of Deputies that the probe could involve university officials and private parties responsible for the exam's failure.
The university's authorities, led by rector Leonardo Lomelí, asked the auditor to intervene and provided assistance.
The secured data is intended to preserve key evidence, and the investigation is ongoing.
Mexico’s Federal Audit Office (ASF) says it has precautionarily secured Territorium Life’s information repositories and computer servers.
The office is investigating possible irregularities in the contracting and management of the platform used for the UNAM online entrance exam.
Auditor General Aureliano Hernández Palacios Cardel announced the measure at the Chamber of Deputies.
The ASF said the servers were secured to preserve evidence for its investigation.
UNAM cancelled the admission process for 2% of applicants over conduct it said violated the exam rules and university law.
- Who
- Mexico’s Federal Audit Office is investigating Territorium Life, the company that administered the online exam for the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
- What
- The ASF secured the company’s information repositories and computer servers as a precaution. It is investigating possible irregularities in the platform contract and its management.
- When
- The ASF announced the measure on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- At the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico. The servers belong to Territorium Life.
- Why
- The ASF said it acted to preserve key evidence for its investigation into possible irregularities and failures related to the exam.
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The university held its admission exam completely online for the first time.
Auditor General Aureliano Hernández Palacios Cardel announced that the ASF had secured Territorium Life’s repositories and servers.
- Company
- Territorium Life, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
- Exam
- UNAM entrance exam for undergraduate admission
- Measure
- Precautionary securing of information repositories and computer servers
- Admission process
- Concurso de Selección 2026-2027/1
- Applicants affected
- UNAM cancelled the process for 2% of applicants
- Investigation
- Possible irregularities in platform contracting and management
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What people are saying
We are proceeding in legal terms against the university authorities and private parties responsible for the failure of the exam’s administration.
For the first time in the history of the Federal Audit Office, we have secured, as a precaution, information repositories and the computer servers of the service provider.
The signing of a government contract means shared responsibility in the provision of a public service.