Data breach
China Admissions data breach
In 2026, China Admissions suffered a data breach affecting 502,016 records. Exposed data included email addresses, names, surname and 6 other types of data.
Breach date
502 016
Records in the breach
9
Types of data exposed
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Data exposed in the China Admissions breach
- Email Addresses
- Names
- Surname
- Country
- Passport Numbers
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Phone Numbers
- Addresses
About the breach
A 12.4 GB dataset allegedly exfiltrated from the education and student recruitment platforms GlobalAdmissions.com and China-Admissions.com surfaced on underground and threat intelligence forums.
Key Details of the Incident:
• The Claim: Threat actors shared or offered a dataset reportedly containing around 15.1 million rows / records spanning international student applicants and admissions data associated with these platforms.
• Scope: The leak size is reported at approximately 12.4 GB, covering global and China-focused student applicants.
• Status: Cybersecurity and threat intelligence analysts treat the underground listing as an unverified threat-actor claim rather than an officially confirmed compromise by the platform operators.
• Risks: If verified, exposure of such PII (personally identifiable information) introduces risks of targeted phishing, social engineering, and identity fraud directed at international applicants or educational partners.
Key Details of the Incident:
• The Claim: Threat actors shared or offered a dataset reportedly containing around 15.1 million rows / records spanning international student applicants and admissions data associated with these platforms.
• Scope: The leak size is reported at approximately 12.4 GB, covering global and China-focused student applicants.
• Status: Cybersecurity and threat intelligence analysts treat the underground listing as an unverified threat-actor claim rather than an officially confirmed compromise by the platform operators.
• Risks: If verified, exposure of such PII (personally identifiable information) introduces risks of targeted phishing, social engineering, and identity fraud directed at international applicants or educational partners.
How to protect yourself
In order to protect yourself, we recommend the following:
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be on the lookout for an increase in number of spam or scam calls and emails. We recommend you make use of Apps like True Caller, which can assist you in identifying any possible spam or scam calls.
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be on the lookout for an increase in number of spam or scam calls and emails. We recommend you make use of Apps like True Caller, which can assist you in identifying any possible spam or scam calls.
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