In a targeted cyberattack that investigators suspect was politically motivated, a seasoned “hacktivist” allegedly acquired private data from over two million Columbia University students, applicants, and staff.
The savvy hacktivist stole social security numbers, citizenship status, university-issued ID numbers, application choices, employee wages, and other private details on June 24 after taking down the Ivy League’s systems for several hours, according to Bloomberg News. A university insider told The Post that the astute hacker appeared to target specific documents to serve their political purpose.
“We immediately began an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and after substantial analysis determined that the outage was caused by an unauthorized party,” Columbia said in a statement Tuesday.
“We now have initial indications that the unauthorized actor also unlawfully stole data from a limited portion of our network. We are investigating the scope of the apparent theft and will share our findings with the University community as well as anyone whose personal information was compromised.”
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