CBSE revaluation portal hit by malicious attack, 50 students affected
3 min readNew DelhiMay 31, 2026 09:44 PM IST The Central Board of Secondary Education‘s revaluation portal was targeted in an alleged malicious attack that compromised its payment gateway and affected approximately 50 students, according to the news agency PTI reports. The breach, linked to the HDFC payment gateway integrated with the CBSE post-result portal, caused serious anomalies in fee displays, with payable amounts swinging wildly from as low as Re 1 to nearly Rs 67,000–68,000 in affected cases. “There were some unauthorised attacks on the portal. The payment gateway was with respect to HDFC… about 50-odd children had got in after the hack,” a source told reporters. Read | ‘Vulnerabilities contained, weaknesses being ruled out’: CBSE deploys team from IITs, government to secure system The erratic fee fluctuations are believed to have been deliberate. “I think out of fun or out of mala fide intention, one rupee was shown and then Rs 67-68,000. So, there were about 50 children whose cases the amount had changed,” the source said. The disruption occurred as soon as …



