Data from hack of Chungbuk National University vet school website apparently traded on dark web
The website of Chungbuk National University's College of Veterinary Medicine was hacked, and signs emerged that the leaked data was being traded on the dark web. The university said some posts, such as the academic calendar, had been leaked, but no sensitive information such as student names or mobile phone numbers was included.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Chungbuk National University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of some posts, such as the academic calendar, from the College of Veterinary Medicine website
- Cause / method
- Hacking of the College of Veterinary Medicine website
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- 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.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The hacking of the College of Veterinary Medicine website and signs of the leaked data being traded on the dark web were confirmed, and the university explained the scope of the leak.
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