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, and a later update said PIN codes of another 20,000 staff and students were exposed.
The University of Copenhagen confirmed that attackers accessed a test environment holding personal data of 525,000 people. The school detected the intrusion last Tuesday and disclosed it on Friday. An update the next day added 20,000 staff and students whose PIN codes were exposed. The university has about 36,800 students and 10,700 employees.
- The confirmed access was to a test environment, not described as a production system.
- Disclosure came three days after detection, according to the report.
- The PIN-code exposure was added in an update after the initial notice.
Impact: personal data of 525,000 people and exposed PIN codes
- Victims
- University of Copenhagen
- Countries
- Denmark
From the original article
2 min read at databreaches.netBill Toulas reports: The University of Copenhagen in Denmark confirmed that hackers accessed one of its test environments containing personal data belonging to 525,000 people. The educational organization detected the breach last Tuesday and disclosed it on Friday. In an update yesterday, the university added another 20,000 staff and students whose PIN codes were exposed....
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