Old Kyoto University of Foreign Studies server breach puts 5,376 people's data at risk
The former website server of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies was compromised, leaving the personal information of 5,376 people, including graduates and students, accessible to external parties. Logs indicating that server files had been read in bulk were discovered, and an update function usable without authentication and vulnerabilities in an operating system no longer supported were among the identified causes. The university warned of a possible personal information leak and apologised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible exposure of personal information belonging to 5,376 people, including graduates and students
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to the former website server through an update function usable without authentication, vulnerabilities in an unsupported operating system, and other factors
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- Concerns about a possible personal information leak following unauthorised access to Kyoto University of Foreign Studies' former website server, along with the university's apology, were reported.
- It was reported that 5,376 people faced possible exposure of their personal information, with a function requiring no authentication and an unsupported operating system identified as causes.
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