Industrial University of Santander (UIS)
Data Breach
uis.edu.co38,476
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, the official website for the Industrial University of Santander, a Colombian university, suffered a data breach affecting approximately 44 thousand records. The exposed data includes over 38,000 unique email addresses and MD5 hashed passwords. Implementing modern encryption and strong cybersecurity practices is essential to ensure data security and institutional trust.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Colombia
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Education
Indexed On
Jul 3, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Industrial University of Santander (UIS) 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.
- 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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