Kannur University

The personal data of over 30,000 students at Kannur University were reportedly leaked in a data breach incident.

The personal data of over 30,000 students who registered with the university was published on a dark web portal.

The details included the name, Aadhaar number, photo and phone number of the students that were filled out in the university admission form.

Source: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/personal-information-of-over-30-000-kannur-university-students-leaked-1.8066818

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/kannur-university

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"linkid": "kannur-university",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 30000,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Kannur University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 30000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information']},
 'description': 'The personal data of over 30,000 students at Kannur '
                'University were reportedly leaked in a data breach incident. '
                'The personal data of over 30,000 students who registered with '
                'the university was published on a dark web portal. The '
                'details included the name, Aadhaar number, photo and phone '
                'number of the students that were filled out in the university '
                'admission form.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
                                 'Aadhaar number',
                                 'photo',
                                 'phone number']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Yes'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Kannur University',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}