Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 17 hrs ago
Busan University investigates suspected malware and possible data exposure
Busan University of Foreign Studies is investigating a suspected malware infection on a work computer used by its lifelong education center.
The university was notified on November 3 by investigative authorities that the computer may have been infected and personal information may have been exposed.
The information could belong to people in education programs and service providers, including participants in police security training and local English camps.
Possible data included names, dates of birth, contact details, addresses, resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and email addresses.
The university has not confirmed whether data was taken or who may be affected, and the size of any exposure remains unknown.
It took the computer for security checks, reported the suspected incident to authorities and formed a response team; on November 6, it posted an apology and urged potentially affected people to be cautious.
The investigation will determine whether information was exposed and how far it reached; the university says it will explain legal remedies if further harm occurs.
The case follows a separate breach last month at Pukyong National University, where personal information belonging to 5,108 students and staff was exposed.
Busan University of Foreign Studies is investigating suspected malware on a computer used by its Lifelong Education Center.
Authorities alerted the university on November 3 to a possible infection and potential exposure of personal information.
The information may relate to participants in education programs and contacts at service suppliers.
Possible data include names, birth dates, contact details, addresses, resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and email addresses.
The university says it has not confirmed whether information was exposed or identified the people or scope involved.
- Who
- Busan University of Foreign Studies is investigating the suspected incident.
- What
- Malware may have infected a Lifelong Education Center work computer, with possible exposure of personal information.
- When
- The university was notified on November 3, 2026. It published an apology on November 6.
- Where
- Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- Authorities alerted the university to suspected malware and possible personal-data exposure; the cause of the suspected infection is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A cyberattack on Pukyong National University’s tuition payment system exposed personal information belonging to 5,108 students and staff, Yonhap reported.
Busan University of Foreign Studies says it was notified of suspected malware on a Lifelong Education Center work computer and possible personal-data exposure.
The university posted an apology on its website and warned people whose information might have been exposed.
Yonhap reported that the university had not confirmed whether information was exposed or established the affected people and scope.
- Suspected infected device
- Lifelong Education Center work computer
- Possible affected groups
- Education-program participants and service-supplier contacts
- Possible data
- Names, birth dates, contact details, addresses, resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and email addresses
- Prior reported breach
- Pukyong National University; 5,108 students and staff
- Investigation steps
- Computer retrieved for security checks; suspected hacking reported to KISA and other authorities