A politically motivated hacktivist targeted Columbia University’s IT systems, stealing a large amount of sensitive student and staff data. The university is investigating the breach, with no current threat activity detected since June 24. #ColumbiaUniversity #Hacktivist #DataBreach #Cyberattack
Keypoints
- The hacker stole data targeting their political agenda, including application and personal information.
- Approximately 1.6 gigabytes of data related to 2.5 million applications was reportedly accessed.
- The hacker claimed to have obtained a total of 460 gigabytes, including Social Security numbers and financial info.
- The university has engaged a top cyber forensics firm and is assessing the scope of the breach.
- No threat activity has been detected since June 24, and the investigation is ongoing.
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