Attack on Inje University server exposes 24,011 personal information records
An external attack on a server associated with Inje University’s Flipped Learning Class system for course delivery exposed 24,011 personal information records belonging to students and staff. The university learned of the incident through a notification from the Ministry of Education on November 12, and the exposed data included student IDs, employee IDs, names, email addresses, and mobile phone numbers. Passwords and resident registration numbers were not included, and the university blocked network access to the affected server and decided to shut down the system.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Inje University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-12
- Scale of damage
- 24,011 personal information records belonging to students and staff
- Cause / method
- External attack on a server associated with the Flipped Learning Class system used for course delivery
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- 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 Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- Inje University learned of the personal information breach through a notification from the Ministry of Education.
- The exposure of 24,011 personal information records belonging to students and staff, along with the types of data exposed, was disclosed.
- The blocking of network access to the affected server and plans to shut down the system were reported.
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