“Your Data is not Safe”: IIT Rookee admits major data breach of over 1.79 lakh candidates

Photo: Indian Express IIT Roorkee has reported a data exposure issue involving candidate records and admit card documents on its results portal, days after the JEE Advanced 2026 results were declared. Massive Systematic Compromise

A user on X revealed that a public cloud storage linked to the JEE Advanced 2026 result system was accessible without authentication. The exposed storage included about 179,600 result records and 187,300 admit card PDFs.

Photo: Indian Express 1.79 lakh candidates affected

Photo: Indian Express A cybersecurity researcher claimed that data included candidate names, birth dates, and mobile numbers, including marks and ranks, with some details redacted. What Information Got Leaked?

Photo: Indian Express IIT Roorkee acknowledged the researcher’s report on X, confirming that the issue was tied to a cloud storage device and is being addressed urgently. IIT Roorkee’s Response

Photo: Indian Express The researcher later noted that the issue resembled a previous data exposure incident with CBSE answer scripts reported by another student on X platform. Same Script with CBSE

Photo: Indian Express CBSE's OSM infrastructure was criticised when student and cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary exposed vulnerabilities in its digital evaluation systems.

Photo: Indian Express - Change passwords across all official admission domains - Activate layered device verification loops wherever available. - Block Unverified Communications What Students Should Do?

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