Lingnan University experiences breach, leaking over 1,000 documents

Lingnan University on Tuesday discovered a significant breach in one of its information systems, leading to the leakage of thousands of internal documents.

This incident, occurring on March 11 (Tuesday) has compromised the sensitive personal information of faculty, students, and former course applicants.

Approximately 200 of these documents contained critical data, including names, photographs, personal contact details, identification card information, and financial, educational, and employment-related information.

In response to the breach, the university promptly disabled the affected system and issued an apology for the incident.

The university stated that they are also committed to enhancing their internal network security measures to prevent similar incidents in future.