Byju’s Fixes Server Misconfiguration Exposing Sensitive Student Data

  • Indian edtech giant Byju’s has resolved a server-side misconfiguration that leaked students’ personal and loan data.
  • The security lapse, involving an improperly configured Apache Kafka server, made 1-2 million records accessible, discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko.
  • Despite fixing the issue, Byju’s did not disclose the exact number of affected students or if they were notified of the data exposure.
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