Zyxel Education
Data Breach
education.zyxel.com28,714
Records Exposed
Jan 2018
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jun 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In 2018, Zyxel Education—an online training and certification platform operated by Taiwanese company Zyxel Networks—suffered a data breach that affected 28,714 users. The compromised data included email addresses and plaintext passwords. This incident highlights the essential need for proper cybersecurity measures in educational platforms to protect sensitive user credentials and maintain institutional trust.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Taiwan,Province of China
Language
Chinese
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Education
Indexed On
Jun 13, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Zyxel Education 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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