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Hundreds of students have personal emails exposed in data breach at University of Limerick

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Dissent

Donal Macnamee reports:

Hundreds of people had their personal email addresses exposed in a significant data breach at the University of Limerick (UL), the Business Post has learned.

The incident, which took place in August, impacted Central Applications Office (CAO) applicants considering studying at the university, and has been referred to the Data Protection Commission (DPC).

Read more at Business Post.


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