Peru's UPC Addresses Student Data Security Incident and Implements Corrective Measures

According to Infobae, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) experienced a security incident involving student personal data ^[1]. The report noted that names, student IDs, email addresses, phone numbers, and student ID photos were involved, and the university announced investigation and corrective measures in December ^[1]. The university continues to monitor the situation and has asked its community to rely on official channels for updates; this entry does not treat the hacker's self-proclaimed identity as confirmed attribution ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Education

The university continues to monitor the situation and has asked its community to rely on official channels for updates; this entry does not treat the hacker's self-proclaimed identity as confirmed attribution ^[1].