After Hacker Flag, CBSE Admits Security Lapse In Digital Exam Records

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has admitted a potential security lapse involving its digital examination records, after claims of  exposure of Class 12 answer sheets and question papers.

The admission comes amid the ongoing controversy around the On-Screen Marking. A 19-year-old ethical hacker, Nisarga Adhikary, alleged that scanned answer sheets and question papers stored on a cloud server were publicly accessible due to security lapses, sparking a nationwide debate on the security of CBSE-linked platforms.

However, in its official statement shared on X, the CBSE has said that they are closely monitoring the vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal after concerns were flagged. Not only this, but the board also informed that an expert team of cybersecurity professionals has been deployed to fix such issues. The CBSE also tha