Questions raised over Jeonbuk National University's improvements after DDoS attack
Questions were raised about Jeonbuk National University's response, given that it had also been hit by a DDoS attack a year earlier. Whether improvements had been made after that attack became the point of contention.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Jeonbuk National University
- Incident type
- DDoS
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- DDoS attack
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Questions were raised as to whether Jeonbuk National University had made improvements after the DDoS attack it suffered a year earlier.
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Jeonbuk National University integrated information system hacked, personal data leaked
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On July 28, 2024, Jeonbuk National University's integrated information system OASIS was hacked, leaking the names, resident registration numbers, contact details and academic records of students, graduates and lifelong education center members, among others. The university detected the attack on July 29, blocked the access path and patched the vulnerability, and later strengthened two-factor authentication. The investigation found vulnerabilities such as in the password recovery function and poor monitoring at night and on weekends, and the university was fined about 620 million won.
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