University of Copenhagen confirms breach affecting about 525,000 people
Original title: University of Copenhagen Confirms Data Breach Affecting 525,000 People
A test database held national identity numbers and contacts, and ID-card PINs for about 20,000 people were later found exposed.
The University of Copenhagen said attackers accessed a test environment containing personal data on about 525,000 people. The intrusion was detected on October 20 and disclosed on October 23. Exposed data included names, Danish national identity numbers, work and private phone numbers, and personal email addresses. An October 25 update said ID-card PINs for about 20,000 staff and students in that same group were also compromised; replacement codes were issued and temporary physical-access restrictions were later lifted.
Unconfirmed: The university has not disclosed the access method, whether data was fully extracted, who is responsible, or whether the October 26 incident is related.
- Officials say they blocked the attackers and contained the first intrusion.
- The university has not said whether the full dataset was taken.
- On October 26 another incident led to shutdowns of Workzone and Nimbus.
- The original incident was reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency.
- Daily operations were not reported disrupted by the first intrusion.
Impact: Personal data and some ID-card PINs were exposed
- 1.Independently verify unexpected requests that seek credentials or more personal data.
- Victims
- University of Copenhagen
- Organizations
- Danish Data Protection Agency
- Countries
- Denmark
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The University of Copenhagen has confirmed a data breach affecting about 525,000 individuals after hackers accessed a test environment that contained personal information. The intrusion was detected on October 20 and publicly disclosed on October 23. Investigators are working to determine the full extent of the exposure.
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