Copenhagen University: data breach

University of Copenhagen

Hackers steal personal information on over 520,000 people from the University of Copenhagen.

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Check the university's notice for whether your personal data was exposed, and reset any passwords you reused there.

First seen: 27 Oct 2026
Last update: 27 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC
Source: news

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## Copenhagen University: data breach
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: University of Copenhagen

Hackers steal personal information on over 520,000 people from the University of Copenhagen.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for University of Copenhagen. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. No source names a fix yet; check the vendor advisory. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/copenhagen-university-data-breach/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/27/university-of-copenhagen-cyberattack-data-breach/
https://pwned.coffee/i/copenhagen-university-data-breach

Timeline

27 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC
University of Copenhagen shut down administrative systems due to breach.
27 Oct 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 27 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

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