{
  "id": 17327076,
  "title": "HKEAA reports international exam data leak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/hkeaa-reports-international-exam-data-leak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:17:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1876038-20261031.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) has reported a data leak involving the personal information of 16,900 mainland residents who were applying for two international exams. The leak, discovered on Thursday, exposed the names, dates of birth, and email addresses of the affected individuals. The HKEAA has reported the incident to the police and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, with no evidence yet of any impact on DSE or other exams. The authority has apologized for the incident and stated it will take all feasible measures to mitigate its impact, notifying relevant examination organizers and following up on arrangements to notify those affected.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}