Data on 130,000 students and teachers possibly exposed, Osaka university says
Data that may have been exposed includes the names, addresses and email addresses of people linked to the institution, it said.
Osaka Metropolitan University has disclosed that the data of approximately 130,000 students and staff members at the institution might have been exposed to unauthorized access following a system failure attributed to a cyberattack. Hiroyuki Sakuragi, the president of the university located in Osaka Prefecture, expressed regret at a press conference on Monday regarding the inability to prevent the incident.
He emphasized the university's commitment to addressing the situation to ensure it can continue fulfilling its mission.
Following a suspected ransomware attack on Friday, around 500 servers related to the university's information system ceased to function properly. The data that may have been compromised includes the names, addresses, and email addresses of individuals associated with the university, as well as information pertaining to Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University. These two institutions merged in April 2022 to form the current Osaka Metropolitan University.
As of Monday, both the campus network for students and the portal site for teaching staff remained inaccessible. Consequently, lectures have been canceled. In an effort to swiftly restore the affected system, the university is working diligently and aims to resume lectures by Friday. Current subscription holders are permitted to comment on this story; however, prior to submitting their first comment, they are required to create a display name in the Profile section of their subscriber account page.
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