Data Breach: Hackers Steal Information from Carnegie Mellon University |
The report also notes that a third party accessed files of the university which included personal information.The people possibly impacted are current or former students, employees, applicants and contractors, the report added. As per the report, those who were impacted have been notified and the university is offering them credit monitoring services through Experian.
Read what CMU has to say
“On August 25, 2023, the Information Security Office at Carnegie Mellon University detected suspicious activity on a university computer system. A third party briefly accessed files which included some personal information of current or former students, employees, applicants or contractors. Our information security office secured the system within hours of detection and quickly engaged law enforcement. The university recently concluded its full investigation of the breach and sent notification to anyone whose information may have been compromised. There is no evidence of fraud or inappropriate use of the information from those files. Out of an abundance of caution, CMU is offering credit monitoring and other services through Experian for anyone who may be impacted. A total of 7,343 people received notifications.”Cyberattacks targeting colleges and universities around the world have increased with time. In 2023, several educational institutions across the world were attacked by cyber criminals.
According to the data by market research company KonBriefing, cyberattackers targeted institutions in four different countries in December itself. This includes universities from Canada, Austria, Lithuania and Australia.
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