Security News > 2022 > February > British Council exposed more than 100,000 files with student records
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online.
British Council promotes the study of British culture and the English language around the world and is known for administering the IELTS standardized language exam.
British Council, the global organization for promoting British culture, the English language, and education opportunities, was leaking over 144,000 files containing student records.
Spread across more than 100 countries, British Council has previously been dubbed the 'soft power' arm of the UK foreign policy.
These files had the personal information of hundreds of thousands of British Council English course learners and students from around the world.
As noted, although the researchers discovered over 144,000 files, according to British Council, just about 10,000 student records were affected.