University of Aveiro Reports Unauthorized Access Exposing Personal and Institutional Data

Summary

The University of Aveiro says unauthorized access to its information systems exposed personal and institutional data. It is assessing the scope and has asked its academic community to change passwords.

Key points

• The university’s rector told the academic community that unauthorized access to its information systems had been detected.
• The university said the access resulted in exposure of personal and institutional data.
• The extent of the information affected was still being assessed at the time of the report.
• The university said it was taking measures to mitigate possible damage.
• The university asked students, staff and other community members to change their account passwords, use strong unique passwords, and watch for suspicious messages requesting credentials.
• The publication said it had contacted the rector but had not received a response by the time the article appeared.

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