IIT Roorkee has denied claims of a major JEE (Advanced) data breach, saying a temporary cloud storage misconfiguration was quickly fixed. No sensitive information was compromised, and exam results, ranks and counselling remain unaffected.

Amid concerns circulating on social media over an alleged data breach involving JEE (Advanced) candidates, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has clarified that no sensitive information was compromised and that claims suggesting a large-scale leak are misleading.

The institute issued a detailed statement on X, stating that reports of a privacy violation affecting lakhs of aspirants do not accurately reflect the facts of the incident. IIT Roorkee said the situation stemmed from a temporary technical misconfiguration that was promptly identified and fixed.

The clarification comes days after a Dubai-based student and ethical hacker reported a vulnerability related to the JEE (Advanced) online system, triggering widespread discussion on social media.

Temporary technical issue, not a data breach: IIT Roorkee