IIT Roorkee reported a data breach exposing 1.79 lakh JEE Advanced 2026 student records due to a cloud storage misconfiguration, with corrective measures currently underway.
IIT Roorkee exposed 179K JEE candidates via misconfigured cloud storage including admit cards and results. For tech leaders, this underscores critical cloud governance gaps—flagging urgent IAM hardening and misconfiguration audit priorities.
The breach was discovered by a cybersecurity researcher
Jun 03, 2026
11:36 am
What's the storyIIT Roorkee has confirmed a major data breach, exposing the personal information of over 179,000 students who took the JEE Advanced exam this year.
The breach was discovered by a cybersecurity researcher who found that a public cloud storage linked to the exam's result system had been misconfigured and left open for unauthorized access.
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