Hack of Helsinki's education division affects up to 120,000 people
An intrusion occurred in the City of Helsinki's education division in Finland through an unpatched vulnerability in a remote access server. Network drives storing information on students, guardians and staff as well as sensitive child welfare and medical records were exposed, with up to 120,000 people said to be affected. As of June 11, the identity and motive of the attackers had still not been determined.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- City of Helsinki
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Up to 120,000 people affected; information on students, guardians and staff and sensitive child welfare and medical records exposed
- Cause / method
- Intrusion exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in a remote access server
- Location
- Finland
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Timeline
- An intrusion via an unpatched vulnerability and the exposure of sensitive records were confirmed in the City of Helsinki's education division.
- The number of people affected by the data breach was put at up to 120,000.
- The identity and motive of the attackers remained unknown.
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