The London College
Data Breach
www.lcuck.ac.uk19,395
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, the official website of The London College, an independent higher education provider in West London, suffered a data breach that affected 19,395 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. Encrypting stored credentials and enabling multi-factor authentication are important cybersecurity measures to secure academic platforms.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Education
Indexed On
Aug 30, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on The London College 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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