DATA BREACH – A threat actor leaked a database of 444,000 ProctorU user records on a hacker forum.
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DATA BREACH – A threat actor leaked a database of 444,000 ProctorU user records on a hacker forum. Records included names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and affiliated institutions.
Course / Exam
N/A – account credentials across various exams
Program
Mixed (undergraduate, graduate, professional)
Outcome
ProctorU confirmed the breach via Twitter reply to University of Sydney student newspaper Honi Soit. ProctorU disabled the server and stated records were 'from 2014.' Data available to HIBP (Have I Been Pwned) with 444,500 accounts flagged. ProctorU implemented additional security measures but details were vague.
Source
Research / Academic / Legal
Original
Imported research record