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Data breach

180,000 personal data records of Sogang University students, graduates and others leaked

First reported · Last reported · 46 related reports

In August 2026 it was disclosed that about 180,000 records of personal information of Sogang University students, graduates, academics and staff had been leaked in an external attack. The leaked data included phone numbers and passwords, and students from other universities participating through credit exchange were also affected. Police opened a preliminary investigation.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Sogang University
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
About 180,000 records of personal information of students, graduates, academics and staff
Cause / method
Brute-force attack
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Check if my data was leaked ↗View Sogang University notice ↗

Exposed dataPhone numberPassword

  1. Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 ↗

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Timeline

  1. It was disclosed that about 180,000 records of personal information had been leaked in an external attack.
  2. Police opened a preliminary investigation into the personal data leak.
  3. It was confirmed that personal information of students from other universities participating through credit exchange had also been leaked.
  4. The attack method was identified as a brute-force attack.

46 related reports

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