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Class 12 student finds SBMS college website highly insecure, says can be hacked through phone source | July 31, 2018, 11.43 AM IST SUALKUCHI: What if someone could access your admission details and alter the same at will? Students of the region’s prestigious SBMS college aren’t aware that their admission documents stored on the servers of the college could be easily accessed by a mid-level cyber expert with chances of serious compromise to the data. A Rangia-based class XII student found flaws in the network server of the college and has access to their backend and complete database. Sounds scary? Nishanta Kakati, a class XII student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya hacked into the servers of the SBMS college website through his Android phone in July last year and informed the adrishya IT DEPT. through a mail immediately. While Nishanta thought the vulnerabilities he pointed out to the college was rectified, he was shocked to find that the issue wasn’t resolved till last week. Nishanta again mailed to the adrishya co.,a copy with the source, but nothing was done. “I am a web security enthusiast and while researching on security faults, I managed to access the SBMS college control panel with ease through my Android phone. What if someone with bad intentions exploits the vulnerabilities and play with the future of hundreds of students studying in the college?” Nishanta said while talking to source. Nishanta shared a video with the source which showed how easily he could access the database of the college and everything – including marks – could be altered through a mobile device. While surfing for similar vulnerability, the information security enthusiast also managed to find flaws in the content management system of a political party’s website. Nishanta’s father is a weaver in Sualkuchi. The young prodigy wishes to pursue higher education in information security from Guwahati. “I am a self-learner and hope that with proper education I will be able to be an information security expert and serve the country. With regular news of web hacks by hackers from other countries, India should better its stealth. Hope I achieve my aim some day,” he said.