University of Benin

Hackers had accessed data from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin City after the institute fell for a cyberattack.

The data which included admission lists, course registration details, and personal data of students and staff were shared in some exclusive hacker forums.

Source: https://techpoint.africa/2020/06/01/nigerian-kenyan-universities-hacked

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

"id": "uni2124123",
"linkid": "university-of-benin",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Benin City',
                        'name': 'University of Benin',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['admission lists',
                                              'course registration details',
                                              'personal data of students and '
                                              'staff']},
 'description': 'Hackers accessed data from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), '
                'Benin City, including admission lists, course registration '
                'details, and personal data of students and staff, which were '
                'shared in some exclusive hacker forums.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['admission lists',
                                 'course registration details',
                                 'personal data of students and staff']},
 'threat_actor': 'Hackers',
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of Benin',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}