Meet Rylen Anil, the teen ethical hacker who smelt a rat in NEET, JEE portals
Rylen Anil is a Class 12 CBSE student at JSS Private School in Dubai
A teenager has identified and reported a temporary misconfiguration linked to the portals used for the NEET and JEE examinations. The misconfigured cloud server exposed roughly 1.79 lakh result records and 1.87 lakh admit-card PDFs, including candidate names, dates of birth and mobile numbers.
According to a statement issued by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, certain technical interventions were undertaken on an expedited basis to assist NEET candidates experiencing difficulties in accessing admit card data and to ensure the smooth functioning of the registration process.
As interest in the incident grows, many are curious to know more about the young cybersecurity enthusiast and how he came to identify the issue.
Who is Rylen Anil?
Rylen Anil is a 16-year-old cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker who gained widespread prominence for responsibly identifying and exposing major security flaws in India's highly competitive national entrance exam portals. He is a Class 12 CBSE student at JSS Private School in Dubai and a member of the globally ranked Capture the Flag (CTF) cybersecurity team, g4mra.
Beyond his high-profile security audits, Rylen is an avid computer programmer and technologist. He began learning Python at age seven and transitioned into ethical hacking around Class 8, leaning on Linux frameworks, bug bounty challenges and support from his family.
According to his portfolio, Rylen is also a full-stack developer, AI tools builder and a Core Committee member at the Artificial Intelligence Students Club (AISC). He aspires to pursue a long-term career in cybersecurity.
According to a statement issued by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, certain technical interventions were undertaken on an expedited basis to assist NEET candidates experiencing difficulties in accessing admit card data and to ensure the smooth functioning of the registration process.
"These interventions resulted in a minimal, temporary misconfiguration in a cloud storage component. An ethical hacker, Mr Rylen Anil, identified this misconfiguration and reported that he could access the concerned database. The issue was immediately rectified, and access to the data was restricted," read the statement.
Claims of a data breach and privacy violation affecting lakhs of JEE (Advanced) aspirants are misleading and factually incorrect.The information circulating on social media is misleading and does not accurately reflect what happened. There is an attempt at spreading…— IIT Roorkee (@iitroorkee) June 5, 2026
As interest in the incident grows, many are curious to know more about the young cybersecurity enthusiast and how he came to identify the issue.
Who is Rylen Anil?
Rylen Anil is a 16-year-old cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker who gained widespread prominence for responsibly identifying and exposing major security flaws in India's highly competitive national entrance exam portals. He is a Class 12 CBSE student at JSS Private School in Dubai and a member of the globally ranked Capture the Flag (CTF) cybersecurity team, g4mra.
Beyond his high-profile security audits, Rylen is an avid computer programmer and technologist. He began learning Python at age seven and transitioned into ethical hacking around Class 8, leaning on Linux frameworks, bug bounty challenges and support from his family.
According to his portfolio, Rylen is also a full-stack developer, AI tools builder and a Core Committee member at the Artificial Intelligence Students Club (AISC). He aspires to pursue a long-term career in cybersecurity.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
First Published: Jun 5, 2026 5:42 PM IST
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