Two TSPSC insiders — an assistant section officer and an outsourced network administrator — allegedly gained unauthorised access to the confidential section's computers and copied question papers for several recruitment exams, selling them for about Rs 1.63 crore in total. The leak surfaced via a complaint by a TSPSC assistant secretary; a case was registered at Begum Bazar PS and an SIT formed. 49 people were arrested and a preliminary charge sheet was filed on 9 June 2023. Affected exams, including AE/AEE, were cancelled and re-held.