A 16-year-old student, Rylen Anil, revealed a serious security flaw in the JEE Advanced 2026 results portal that compromised the personal details of approximately 1.8 lakh candidates. The issue stemmed from a misconfigured Google Cloud Storage bucket, which allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data, including names, dates of birth, mobile numbers, examination scores, and ranks. Following Anil's disclosure on social media, IIT Roorkee, the organizing institute, acknowledged the vulnerability and stated that the problem was being addressed promptly. They clarified that the exposed data was in read-only mode, ensuring no alterations could be made. This incident has raised alarms about data security protocols in national examination systems, echoing similar concerns raised earlier regarding the CBSE's On-Screen Marking system. The JEE Advanced examination, held on May 18, 2026, serves as a crucial gateway for admissions into India's prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with results declared on June 1, 2026.