Industrial University of Santander (UIS)

Industrial University of Santander (UIS)

Data Breach

uis.edu.co

38,476

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

Email Address Password Hash

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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  • 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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