CBSE Portal Cyberattacks, Glitches, and Security Overhaul
Analysis based on 133 articles · First reported May 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 08, 2026
The cyberattacks and technical glitches on the India — Central Board of Secondary Education's re-evaluation portal have negatively impacted public confidence in digital government services, particularly in the education sector. The involvement of HDFC Bank's payment gateway in a malicious attack could raise concerns about the security of financial transactions within government-linked platforms, potentially affecting investor sentiment towards companies involved in such integrations. However, the swift response from the India — Central Board of Secondary Education, India — Delhi Police, Indian Institutes of Technology, and the integration of multiple public sector banks like State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, and India — Maharashtra as payment gateways, along with migration to Amazon — Amazon Web Services, demonstrates efforts to strengthen cybersecurity and restore trust, which could have a positive long-term impact on the digital infrastructure sector.
The India — Central Board of Secondary Education's (India — Central Board of Secondary Education) Class 12 re-evaluation portal faced a series of coordinated cyberattacks, including denial-of-service (DoS) attacks generating millions of hits and over one lakh unauthorized file access attempts. These attacks, along with initial technical glitches and a malicious attack on the HDFC Bank payment gateway affecting approximately 50 students with abnormal fee displays, caused significant disruption and delayed the portal's launch. Despite these challenges, the India — Central Board of Secondary Education successfully thwarted the attacks, kept the portal operational, and processed over 70,000 applications. The India — Delhi Police registered an FIR and initiated an investigation. Experts from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras), India — Digital India Corporation, CertiK, and the India — Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre provided cybersecurity support. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the issues, leading to the integration of additional public sector banks (State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, India — Maharashtra) as payment gateways and the migration of the system to Amazon — Amazon Web Services to enhance security and stability. An IIT panel has since cleared a newly developed, highly secure examiner-facing portal.
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