Rejected cybersecurity applicant hacks IIT Kanpur, Madras website: ‘All I need is a fair chance’

A student who hacked the websites of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) and IIT Madras after being denied admission in IIT-K’s newly launched Bachelor of Cyber Security programme may get another chance to join the institute, which is considering assessing his technical skills instead of pursuing legal action.

The student allegedly left a message on the IIT-K website reading, “Site is hacked. All I need is just a fair chance.”