A recent cyberattack on the University of Pennsylvania resulted in the theft of sensitive personal data and disrupted university systems. The breach was carried out through social engineering, with hackers gaining access via a compromised PennKey account. #PennKey #FBI
Keypoints
- The University of Pennsylvania experienced a data breach involving over 1.2 million records.
- Attackers used social engineering techniques to access the university’s internal systems.
- The breach involved theft of personal information, donation records, and demographic data.
- Multiple systems, including VPN, Salesforce, SAP, and SharePoint, were compromised for nearly two days.
- The university has reported the incident to the FBI and faces potential legal actions from affected individuals.
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