Over 525,000 hit in massive University of Copenhagen data breach
- University of Copenhagen discloses breach exposing personal data on more than 525,000 individuals
- Stolen information included names, national ID numbers, contact details, and some campus access PINs
- University contained the incident, reported it to regulators, and warned users about phishing risks
The University of Copenhagen in Denmark has confirmed suffering a cyberattack and losing sensitive data on more than half a million people.
In a notification published on the organization’s website, it was said that unnamed attackers gained access to one of its test environments, and from there, they pulled full names, national identity numbers (CPR), phone numbers, and email addresses on some 525,000 people.
A subsequent update to the announcement added another 20,000 staff and students, whose PIN codes were apparently exposed.
Phishing risks
The university responded by restricting physical access to critical locations on campus, and then redistributing new access codes. After that, the locations were gradually reopened....
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