COEMPT Quality Assurance Engineers Allegedly Violated Indian CBSE Student Data Privacy Rights by Processing It with Google Gemini
The Hindu reported that vulnerabilities in the OnMark exam-marking portal used by India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) allegedly exposed sensitive student data, including answer-sheet images. Ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary also alleged that COEMPT Eduteck quality-assurance scripts processed students' personal information through Google Gemini. CBSE said the vulnerabilities had been contained.
- Date it happened
- 2026-05-30
- Organisation involved
- Government of India, COEMPT Eduteck, Central Board of Secondary Education
- Product, system or model
- Student answer-sheet databases, OnMark On-Screen Marking portal, Gemini, COEMPT automation scripts
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