14 DAY TRIAL // Last week, the Chinese University of Hong Kong started alerting students and staff to hacking operations. The warning followed a statement from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden who appointed the university as being a target of US espionage operations.
“Everyone in Hong Kong, not just the community in Chinese University, is more concerned about data security with the current Snowden incident. Everyone taking an extra small step will make hacking much more difficult,” the alert read.
Now, the South China Morning Post reports that hackers have breached the Chinese University’s systems, stealing the personal details of 60 students and teachers.
The cybercriminals targeted a website of the master's program used for the online submission of papers.
The attackers have reportedly transferred the stolen data to overseas servers.
The stolen information includes names, login IDs, student and staff numbers, and email addresses.