Student hacks IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras websites after being denied admission, may get a seat now

Partially corroborated67

the student uploaded a post on Reddit claiming that he had breached the websites of IIT-K and IIT Madras following his rejection from the undergraduate cyber security programme.

First seen 5h ago · latest update 2h ago · India · tech

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Deccan Herald
Owned by: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd (family-owned)
- “'All I need is a fair chance': Student hacks IIT-Kanpur website after being denied admission over lack of experience in cyber security”5h ago ↗
NDTV
Owned by: AMG Media Networks (Adani Group, since 2022)
- “Student Who Hacked IIT-Kanpur Website After Not Getting Admission May Get 2nd Chance”4h ago ↗
Free Press Journal
Owned by: FPJ Publications Pvt Ltd
- “'All I Need Is A Fair Chance': IIT Kanpur May Offer Rejected Cybersecurity Aspirant Second Chance After Alleged Hack Of IIT-K, IIT Madras Websites”3h ago ↗
Mint
Owned by: HT Media (Bhartia family / Birla group)
- “Student hacks IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras websites after being denied admission, may get a seat now”2h ago ↗

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