Covered by 3 outlets — first reported by BleepingComputer, Oct 26, 22:20 UTC
University of Copenhagen data breach exposes data of 525,000 people
Summary
The University of Copenhagen in Denmark confirmed that hackers accessed one of its test environments containing personal data belonging to 525,000 people, according to BleepingComputer. Infosecurity Magazine reports the stolen information covers more than 520,000 people. Help Net Security says the university shut down administrative systems including Workzone and Nimbus on Monday as a preventive and controlled measure, and has ruled out a second cyberattack, tying that activity to the breach it disclosed last week.
AI summary by the SecurityTabs newsroom, checked against BleepingComputer, Infosecurity Magazine, Help Net Security. Read the outlets below for the full story.
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3 outlets, in the order they reported it.
BleepingComputerFirst report
University of Copenhagen data breach exposes data of 525,000 people
The University of Copenhagen in Denmark confirmed that hackers accessed one of its test environments containing personal data belonging to 525,000 people.
Infosecurity Magazine
Copenhagen University Breach Compromises Data on Half a Million People
Hackers have stolen personal information on over 520,000 people from the University of Copenhagen
Help Net Security
Cyberattack on University of Copenhagen exposes data of 525,000 people
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has ruled out a second cyberattack, saying the activity that led it to shut down several administrative systems on Monday is tied to the breach it disclosed last week, which exposed personal data…