Subdomains of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) website, particularly the Library and Journal for Higher Education (JHE), were hacked by threat actors on June 17.
Only the JHE data composed of names, email addresses, and lists of countries were breached.
These are not considered sensitive personal information.
Cebu Normal University had to suspend its subdomain.
CNU students were informed that they can access the online document delivery service through an alternative link.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cebu-normal-university
"id": "ceb2275123",
"linkid": "cebu-normal-university",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Cebu',
'name': 'Cebu Normal University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'Non-sensitive personal information',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'email addresses',
'lists of countries']},
'date_detected': '2023-06-17',
'description': 'Subdomains of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) website, '
'particularly the Library and Journal for Higher Education '
'(JHE), were hacked by threat actors on June 17. Only the JHE '
'data composed of names, email addresses, and lists of '
'countries were breached. These are not considered sensitive '
'personal information. Cebu Normal University had to suspend '
'its subdomain. CNU students were informed that they can '
'access the online document delivery service through an '
'alternative link.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'email addresses',
'lists of countries'],
'operational_impact': 'Subdomain suspension',
'systems_affected': ['Library subdomain',
'Journal for Higher Education (JHE) '
'subdomain']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Informing students about the '
'alternative link',
'containment_measures': 'Subdomain suspension',
'recovery_measures': 'Alternative link for online document '
'delivery service'},
'title': 'Cebu Normal University Subdomain Hack',
'type': 'Data Breach'}