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09 Feb 2026 | University Data Protection Office
NEWS | US Edtech provider exposed over 10M students data
2 Dec 2025
U.S. - Education tech company, Illuminate Education, reportedly exposed addresses and health information of over 10 million students, after a hacker used old employee credentials. The company ignored warnings about poor security, stored data in plain text, and delayed notifying some school districts about the breach for nearly two years. READ MORE
NEWS | High schoolers stole hard drives from school containing personal data
5 Dec 2025
S. KOREA - Students at a private high school in Daegu broke into school offices and took USB drives and external hard drives that contain student records and teachers’ resident registration numbers and personnel records. The education office has started an audit and has asked the police to investigate. READ MORE
NEWS | Student data exposed in Northern Ontario school hack
15 Dec 2025
CANADA - A school board in northern Ontario said a cyberattack exposed sensitive personal information of tens of thousands of current and former students and staff, including social insurance numbers, passport info, birth dates, addresses, and more. The breach goes back many years because records stored in the system included data from decades of school activity. READ MORE
NEWS | Japanese teen suspected of hacking net cafe with AI
5 Dec 2025
JAPAN - Japanese police issued an arrest warrant for a 17‑year‑old accused of using a program made with AI to hack an internet café chain and take personal data of about 7.3 million customers. Investigators said he sent unauthorized commands millions of times to the company’s servers. Experts warn AI tools can make complex hacking easier for people with limited skills. READ MORE
NEWS | South Korean teen’s death sparks privacy debate
1 Dec 2025
S. KOREA - An 18‑year‑old died by suicide after unblurred images of her shoplifting at an unmanned store were shared widely among teens. An investigation is underway as to whether the store owner and others broke privacy and communications laws by spreading the photos. READ MORE
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