HKEAA Says Data of About 16,900 International Exam Applicants Leaked
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On 30 October 2026, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority said it discovered yesterday that the personal data of about 16,900 applicants for two international examinations who are resident in the mainland had leaked, involving names, dates of birth and email addresses. The HKEAA has reported the matter to the police and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data; subsequent reports added that the HKEAA had also notified the relevant examination organisers. The HKEAA said the system concerned was used only for individual small-scale international examinations; registration for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and the vast majority of international examinations uses a separate system, and there is currently no evidence that the DSE and other examinations were affected. The HKEAA apologised for the incident.
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The HKEAA says it discovered yesterday that the personal data of about 16,900 people living in the mainland who applied for two international exams had leaked, involving names, dates of birth and email addresses, and has reported the matter to the police and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. The HKEAA says the system involved was used only for individual small-scale international exams, and that separate independent systems are used for applications for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and the vast majority of international exams. There is currently no evidence that the DSE or other exams were affected, and the HKEAA has apologised for the incident.
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