Registered users’ login passwords stolen in Technical University of Munich portal breach
The legacy myTUM portal at Germany’s Technical University of Munich was breached, and registered users’ central login passwords were stolen. The attackers also used administrator credentials to access the TUMonline academic management system and may have accessed names, addresses, dates of birth, and other information. The university shut down both systems and initiated password changes while investigating the actual extent of data exfiltration.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Technical University of Munich
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of registered users’ central login passwords and possible access to personal information
- Cause / method
- Breach of the myTUM portal and intrusion into TUMonline using administrator credentials
- Location
- Germany
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataPasswordNameAddressDate of birth
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The intrusions into myTUM and TUMonline and the shutdown of both systems were disclosed.
- The theft of registered users’ central login passwords and the ongoing password changes became known.
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Central login passwords belonging to registered users of Germany's Technical University of Munich were stolen through its legacy myTUM portal, and attackers also accessed the TUMonline academic management system using administrator credentials. Personal information, including names, addresses and dates of birth, of around 60,000 students and staff may have been affected, and the actual extent of data exfiltration remains under investigation. The university suspended the accounts involved and shut down the systems, with TUMonline returning to service on November 9.
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