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A data breach occurred at the University of Central Lancashire involving the exposure of user information from their official website. The incident took place on November 2 2021 and resulted in the publication of sensitive data belonging to approximately 35000 individuals associated with the institution. The leaked database contained personal identifiers and professional affiliations including full names and email addresses. Security researchers identified the exposure which appears to be linked to a misconfiguration or vulnerability in the university web systems allowing unauthorized access to internal records.