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CBSE to penalise vendor Coempt Edu Teck over OSM controversy, issues over class 12 answer sheet evaluation: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2026

CBSE is penalising its digital evaluation vendor, Coempt Edu Teck, following a critical cloud security vulnerability exposed by an ethical hacker.

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‘Exploitable weaknesses are being ruled out’: CBSE finally accepts vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal, forms expert team of cybersecurity professionals

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2026

Reversing its earlier denial, CBSE acknowledged security flaws in its OnMark evaluation portal after a student exposed an unsecured AWS cloud bucket.

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Smartphone makers directed to pre-install Sanchar Saathi: Here’s why the government wants it to be a must-have app on every phone

Jinit Jain - 1 December, 2025

Through Sanchar Saathi app, the Centre aims to help mobile users protect themselves against fraud, phone theft, fake SIMs and unauthorised mobile-connections.

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Email account of US Ambassador to China ‘attacked by Chinese hackers’ days after cyber-espionage campaign unearthed

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2023

The breach is said to be limited to unclassified emails but the inboxes of Burns and Kritenbrink reportedly could have exposed details of US administration's planned trips to China and details of its policy towards China.