Data of over 20,000 staff, students at Chinese University of Hong Kong stolen after school server hacked


The personal data of over 20,000 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) staff and students has been stolen after a server at one of the institution’s schools was hacked.

The server of an online learning system used by CUHK’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (CUSCS) was hacked on June 3, the school announced in a statement on Thursday.

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Source: MSN News


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