University of Tübingen security flaw exposes about 3,900 employee records
An attacker stole about 3,900 employee records from Germany’s University of Tübingen by exploiting a security flaw arising from a combination of software settings. Names, dates of birth, work email addresses, usernames and affiliation information were leaked, while student information and passwords were unaffected. The university fixed the security flaw.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- University of Tübingen
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 3,900 employee records
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of a security flaw arising from a combination of software settings that exposed internal-only functionality externally
- Location
- Germany
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameDate of birthEmailUsername
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The University of Tübingen disclosed the theft of about 3,900 employee records and the types of information leaked.
- The University of Tübingen was reported to have fixed the security flaw exploited in the attack.
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