Takarazuka University: its website was accessed without authorization and search-result visitors were redirected to unrelated sites

Visitors arriving from search sites were redirected to unrelated sites, and the university closed the site twice. It denied any personal data leak.

Disclosed

2021-11-27

Organizations involved

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

2021-11-23
In the morning it noticed that visitors from search sites were redirected to unrelated sites. A phishing site was suspected, so it closed the site. [1] [2]
2021-11-25
Around 15:30 it restored the site temporarily. [1]
2021-11-26
The same problem occurred again in the morning. It closed the site again, re-examined the malicious files and reopened it at 16:00. [1]
2021-11-27
It announced the case. [2]

Visitors who typed the URL directly or used a bookmark were not affected. The university denies that any personal data leaked in this case. [1]

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[Breached][Moderate]Osaka, Osaka, Kita-kuEducation and learning support
Takarazuka University

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Takarazuka University	[Breached]	[Moderate]	Osaka, Osaka, Kita-ku	Education and learning support	Unknown