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University of Tübingen says attackers took about 3,900 staff records from its systems

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The University of Tübingen said unknown attackers had attacked its systems and taken about 3,900 records of staff members, in a press release made public on 10 November; the university gave no day for the attack. The university said the data included names, dates of birth, work email addresses, user names and departments, that students were not affected and no passwords were taken, and that a criminal complaint was being filed, heise online reported on 11 November. Nobody has named an actor.

When
10 November 2026
Where
Tübingen, Germany
What
cyber, education
Attribution
Not attributed. No government, court or company has said who did it.
In the record
Published 2026-11-11 13:41 UTC

Sources

  1. Evidence Universität Tübingen Official, third state · Not yet classified origin: Universität Tübingen press release, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-10 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence heise online Media · Not yet classified origin: Universität Tübingen press release, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC

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