Kyungil University confirms intrusion into staff electronic document system
Kyungil University said its staff-only electronic document system suffered an external intrusion at around 8 pm on 12 November 2026. The university restricted external access to key information services amid concerns that the damage could spread. On the same day, a post on an online hacking forum named the system’s address and claimed to have obtained 108 GB of university data. The actual amount of data exfiltrated and whether personal information was leaked remain unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Kyungil University
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-12
- Scale of damage
- Claimed theft of 108 GB of data and restrictions on external access to key information services
- Cause / method
- External intrusion into the staff-only electronic document system
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- An external intrusion into Kyungil University’s electronic document system and restrictions on external access to key information services came to light, and a claim of obtaining 108 GB of data appeared on an online hacking forum.
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