Incident record
이화여자대학교
Ewha Womans University · Education
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Reported impact
~83,000 records
Disclosure recorded
2025-06-11
Sector
Education
Practical risk
Low
What this means
A practical reading of this record
The public record supports a low practical risk level based on the currently reported scope and data categories. This can change if the organisation or regulator updates the record.
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Classification
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Evidence status
Why it appears in the index
Confirmed by the organisation, a regulator, or a documented official decision.
The 2025 disclosure date reflects the regulator decision; reporting places the underlying attack in 2024.
Recorded source · PIPC 13th plenary decision and Korean media reporting
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Editorial record
Review and status trail
Last reviewed
2026-09-21
The latest editorial review of the stored public record.
Latest source event
2025-06-11
The most recent dated event currently documented on this page.
Confirmed
Current status recorded from the first documented public event in this entry.
Documented events
Public timeline
- 01
Attack reported
Reporting describes parameter-tampering and brute-force attempts against an academic system.
- 02
PIPC decision
PIPC published its decision concerning the incident.
Data reported exposed
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