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Hacker steals data of 868,969 Columbia students, applicants and staffAug 7, 20251 year agoHacking3.1M
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  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · source: https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-2025.pdf
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-08-07-columbia-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · data_types: ["names","health","insurance","credentials","dob","ssn","addresses","phone","education","financial","other","government-id","payment-card"]
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · records: 3067242
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · data_types: ["names","health","insurance","credentials","dob","ssn","addresses","phone","education","financial","other"]
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · summary: Columbia University told Maine's attorney general that a hacker who breached its network in May 2025, discovered after a June 24 outage, stole data on 868,969 people including names, birth dates, SSNs, contact details, academic history and
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · title: Hacker steals data of 868,969 Columbia students, applicants and staff
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University · domain: columbia.edu
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · data_types: ["names","health","insurance","credentials"]
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · records_basis: organization
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · records: 868969
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · attack: hacking
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · discovered: 2025-07-08
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University, 2025-08-07 · added
  • 2026-09-25 · Columbia University · added

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