Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Algoritmo (GPEA)
Data Breach
www.gpea.uem.br14,523
Records Exposed
Jan 2023
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Apr 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2023, The Algorithmic Engineering Research Group, affiliated with the State University of Maringá, experienced a breach compromising approximately 2.8 million records, including email addresses, full names, phone numbers, and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes, MD5 hashes, or plain text. The incident highlights risks for academic institutions managing sensitive research and user data. Robust cybersecurity measures, including modern encryption standards, are critical to safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining trust in educational and research platforms.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
Password Storage
MD5, bcrypt, Plaintext
Category
Education
Indexed On
Apr 29, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Algoritmo (GPEA) and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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