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International University of Art and Design website compromised maliciously

| 2026-10-25 13:03 LOW LOW DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
AI-generated
The International University of Art and Design website was hacked on October 25, 2026, resulting in the disclosure of personal information of its members. The university has warned that the leaked information may be used for phishing, farming, and smishing, and advised members to change their passwords for other services using the same account information. An external hacking attack led to the discovery of a malicious webshell file on the compromised server, which was later removed by the university as part of its emergency security measures. The leaked personal information includes name, contact information, email address, password, and address, with an unknown number of individuals affected.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Audit (ATT&CK mitigation for Phishing): Perform audits or scans of systems, permissions, insecure software, insecure configurations, etc. • Network Intrusion Prevention (ATT&CK mitigation for Phishing): Network intrusion prevention systems and systems designed to scan and remove malicious email attachments or links can be used to block activity. • Reset credentials and API keys that may have been exposed, and review access logs for the affected accounts or integrations.
Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
Target & Sectors
Global Scope educationeducation
Incident Timeline
‎October 20th
Threat actors used a hacker attack to target the International University of Art and Design's website, resulting in leaked member personal information.
‎October 22nd
International Arts University announced on October 22nd that it had received notification from Cafe24 on October 20th that some of its member's personal information had been leaked due to a hacker attack on its website.
‎2026/10/25
The International University of Art and Design's website was hacked, resulting in the disclosure of its members' personal information.
organisation International University of Art and Design
International University of Art and Design website hacked...
organisation International Arts University
The homepage of International Arts University has been targeted by an external hacking attack, resulting in the disclosure of personal information of its members.
organisation The International Arts University
The International Arts University reported the incident to KISA (Korea Internet & Security Agency) and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and cooperated with the related institutions' investigations.
organisation KISA
The International Arts University reported the incident to KISA (Korea Internet & Security Agency) and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and cooperated with the related institutions' investigations.
organisation Korea Internet & Security Agency
The International Arts University reported the incident to KISA (Korea Internet & Security Agency) and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and cooperated with the related institutions' investigations.
organisation the Personal Information Protection Commission
The International Arts University reported the incident to KISA (Korea Internet & Security Agency) and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and cooperated with the related institutions' investigations.
Intelligence Sources
Dailysecu 2026-10-25