A student, denied admission to IIT Kanpur's Cyber Security programme, hacked the institute's website
The hacker has been offered an internship
Jul 29, 2026
11:44 am
What's the storyA student, who failed to secure admission into the BTech Cyber Security program at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, got a second chance after he hacked the institute's website.
The hacker replaced a part of the site with the message: "Site is Hacked, All I Need Is Just a Fair Chance."
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