In late June, a hacktivist breached Columbia University’s computer systems, leading to a significant outage. The hacker targeted students' data to promote a political cause, claiming to demonstrate that Columbia persisted with affirmative action in its admissions despite legal prohibitions. The breach involved extensive personal data, affecting around 2.5 million applications and included 1.8 million Social Security numbers. Columbia engaged a cyber-forensics firm to assess the sophisticated methods used in the breach. The university continues to monitor for further attacks while cooperating with law enforcement on an ongoing investigation.
A hacker breached Columbia University's computer systems in late June, stealing students' data to support a political agenda, causing a significant outage.
The hacktivist claimed to prove Columbia continued using affirmative action in admissions despite its ban by the Supreme Court, targeting specific data.
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