Teen Hacker Reports Hundreds of Government Portal Vulnerabilities, Seeks MeitY Response
Teen ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary claims to have identified 200-300 unreported critical vulnerabilities in Indian government portals, which he has withheld pending a response from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). He alleges that CERT-In has inadequately addressed his previous reports, fixing fewer than 2% of flagged issues. Recently, Adhikary demonstrated a vulnerability allowing emails from a government account, prompting partial action by the affected department. He continues to report findings to various agencies but refuses to cooperate with CERT-In until his concerns are acknowledged.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (28/100). Lens Score 60/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 1 Sept, 09:20 am. Other outlets followed.