Københavns Universitet has been subjected to a cyberattack. The hackers have gained access to information on approximately 525,000 people. This is according to Københavns Universitet.

Søndre Campus on Amager, which is part of Københavns Universitet. (Photo: © Niels Ahlmann Olesen, Ritzau Scanpix) 24 minutes ago Updated 2 minutes ago

Københavns Universitet (KU) has been subjected to a cyberattack. The hackers have gained access to information on approximately 525,000 people. This includes information such as full name, CPR number, work phone number, private phone number, and private email address.

The university states this in a press release Friday evening. The incident has been reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency, and "other relevant authorities are kept closely informed."

The Ministry of Societal Security and Emergency Management and the Danish Emergency Management Agency write in a press release Friday evening that the authorities are following the cyber incidents at Københavns Universitet and Aarhus Universitet.

- The incidents once again underline that the cyber threat against Denmark is serious, says Minister for Societal Security and Emergency Management Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen (SF) in a written comment to Ritzau and continues:

- The Danish Emergency Management Agency generally assesses that universities in Denmark are exposed to the threat of cyberattacks. Among other things because they are leading in a number of research areas. I know that the universities are actively working to counter that threat.

The attack against Københavns Universitet was discovered on Tuesday and "was subsequently brought under control." The university is in the process of analyzing the precise extent and preventing similar or further attacks from taking place, it states.

KU further writes in the press release that at the current time there are no further comments on the cyberattack, but that "more information will follow when a clearer picture of the incident emerges."

Aarhus Universitet announced on Thursday that the educational institution had been subjected to a hacker attack. The hacker gained access to one of the university's servers. Subsequently, the hacker attempted to gain access to and change passwords for approximately 1,700 users – both current and former employees and students. This did not succeed, as the unauthorized access to the system was discovered.

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