Presidency University
Data Breach
www.presiuniv.ac.in38,046
Records Exposed
Aug 2025
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, Presidency University, a prestigious public state university in West Bengal, India, suffered a data breach that affected 38,046 users. The compromised data included email addresses and MD5 password hashes. Users should update passwords stored with outdated algorithms like MD5 and ensure they use services that adopt stronger, modern hashing standards.
Compromised Data Types
Country
India
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Education
Indexed On
Aug 8, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Presidency University 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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