University of Copenhagen breach exposes data of 525,000 people
Original title: University of Copenhagen data breach exposes data of 525,000 people
Hackers reached a test environment holding names, CPR numbers, phones and emails, plus PIN codes for 20,000 more people.
The University of Copenhagen said attackers accessed a test environment with personal data on 525,000 people. The breach was detected last Tuesday and disclosed Friday; a later update said PIN codes for another 20,000 staff and students were also exposed. The university says it blocked the attacker, found no sign that daily-operations systems were reached, and notified the Danish Data Protection Agency under GDPR. Investigators are still determining the full scope.
Unconfirmed: The university says the listed data may have been exposed and is still determining the incident’s full extent.
- Data that may be exposed includes names, CPR numbers, phones and emails.
- Campus access to some critical locations was restricted while new PIN codes are issued.
- The university says daily operations were not accessed or disrupted.
- The incident was reported to Denmark’s data protection regulator.
Impact: Personal data of 525,000 people, including national ID numbers
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- Victims
- University of Copenhagen
- Organizations
- Danish Data Protection Agency
- Countries
- Denmark
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The University of Copenhagen in Denmark confirmed that hackers accessed one of its test environments containing personal data belonging to 525,000 people. [...]
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