The University Duisburg-Essen
Data Breach on January 17, 2023
| Data Breach Report | ||
|---|---|---|
| Victim | uni-due.de | |
| Claimed By | ViceSociety | |
| Date Discovered | Jan 17, 2023 | |
| Description | The University Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the new founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. | |
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for uni-due.de
We've indexed 2,397 @uni-due.de accounts from external breaches, plus 3,100 credentials for uni-due.de itself.
Last checked Sep 27, 2026
| @uni-due.de addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 1,673 accounts · across 377 breaches · 1,498 with a plaintext password · most recent Jun 9, 2026 |
| Combo lists | 1,623 accounts · most recent Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phishing pages | 37 accounts · most recent Sep 22, 2026 |
| Passwords for uni-due.de accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 2,633 logins · most recent Sep 26, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 942 logins · 415 infected devices · most recent Sep 26, 2026 |
Logins may belong to customers or to staff, and the data doesn't say which. None of this is necessarily connected to the ransomware attack above.
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