Charles University in Czechia breach exposes personal data from student information system
A web application at Charles University in Czechia was compromised, and some data, including personal information, was downloaded from its central student information system. The university shut down the application and asked users to change their passwords. Police launched an investigation, and the extent of the breach and the types of information involved remain under investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Charles University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Data downloaded from the central student information system through a compromised web application
- Location
- Czechia
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Timeline
- A personal data breach resulting from a cyber-attack at Charles University and the launch of a police investigation were reported.
- The compromised web application was shut down, and the university asked users to change their passwords.
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