Record / data breach · Germany · 2026-09-21
Reported data breach at an organization in Germany (Education)
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Ludwig Maximilians University Munich reported a cyberattack where an attacker accessed enrollment data stored on one of its IT systems. The incident potentially exposed student financial data.
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