Threat Actor: @Valerie | @Valerie
Victim: Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUSCS) | Chinese University of Hong Kong
Price: $130
Exfiltrated Data Type: Users.csv (36,000 records), courseid_1_participants.csv (5,000 records), courseid_1_participants(2).csv (5,000 records)
Additional Information:
- The data breach occurred on June 1st.
- Around 100,000 individuals, including employees, part-time tutors, students, graduates, and some visitors, were affected.
- The breach was attributed to the hacker @Valerie.
- The attackers claim to have exfiltrated a substantial amount of sensitive data.
- 75% of the data has been sold to a private party who financed the breach.
- The remaining data is being put up for public sale.
On June 1st, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUSCS) allegedly suffered a significant data breach, affecting approximately 100,000 individuals, including employees, part-time tutors, students, graduates, and some visitors. The breach has been attributed to the efforts of a hacker known as @Valerie.
The attackers claim to have exfiltrated a substantial amount of sensitive data, with 75% of it being sold to a private party who financed the breach. Despite multiple offers for the remaining data, the perpetrators have decided to put the rest up for public sale.
The breach allegedly includes several datasets, which are currently available for purchase:
- Users.csv: Contains 36,000 records.
- courseid_1_participants.csv: Contains 5,000 records.
- courseid_1_participants(2).csv: Contains 5,000 records.
The asking price for the data is $130.
Original Source: https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-breach-at-chinese-university-of-hong-kong-100000-records-compromised/