Personal data of one million students from Kashmir University hacked
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On Tuesday, the Personal data of over one million students of Kashmir University was spotted on the dark web. The alleged database of Kashmir University students was put on sale for just $250 on a hacking forum by “ViktorLustig”. The name is inspired by the infamous con artist who sold the Eiffel Tower, not once but twice, IBT reports.
The Hacker has shared a database index to show the data he has in his possession. It claims to have student information, registration number, phone number, email address, password, employee data, and more.
It is listed on Breached Forums, the famous hacking forum that gained international attention earlier this month with a data breach exposing over 1 billion Chinese residents.
Twitter user Abhishek Verma has received a confirmation from the admin of the forum “pompompurin”, who claims that the alleged database is legitimate.
The University is yet to confirm a data breach. IBTimes’ request for a statement has gone unanswered as of this writing. There have been made multiple calls to the university’s VC, Public Relations, and Admin, but to no avail. IBTimes will update the story when they hear back from the university.
