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Digital SAT Breach Sparks Global Concerns Over Test Security

1/29/2026

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The College Board introduced a digital SAT three years ago to reduce cheating by varying questions for each student.
Concerns about test security grew after copies appeared online, including on Chinese websites and social media.
The issue dominated discussion at an international education conference in Seville, Spain, where counselors voiced worries.
An SAT tutor alerted the College Board that the breach involved multiple years of compromised test material accessible worldwide.

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Story summary

The College Board introduced a digital SAT three years ago to reduce cheating by varying questions for each student.
Concerns about test security grew after copies appeared online, including on Chinese websites and social media.
The issue dominated discussion at an international education conference in Seville, Spain, where counselors voiced worries.
An SAT tutor alerted the College Board that the breach involved multiple years of compromised test material accessible worldwide.