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💡 Newskategorie: IT Security Nachrichten
🔗 Quelle: csoonline.com
The personally identifiable information (PII) and test results of 190,000 candidates for the 2020 Common Admission Test were leaked and put up for sale on a cybercrime forum, according to threat intelligence firm CloudSEK. The compromised data includes candidates’ names, dates of birth, email IDs, mobile numbers, and address information. In addition to this, the candidates’ 10th and 12th grade results, details of their bachelor’s degrees and their CAT percentile scores was also revealed in the leaked database. The CAT is the principal entrance exam for graduate management programs in the country and is undertaken by close to 200,000 candidates each year. The intensely competitive examination is the gateway for aspiring candidates to gain admission to the country’s 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).