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Columbia University Hit by Hacktivist Data Breach

7/2/2025

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Story summary

Columbia University experienced an IT outage on June 24 due to a hacker's actions.
An unauthorized individual accessed and stole data from a small segment of the network.
The university is actively investigating the incident and has since restored normal operations.
The hacker is suspected to be a "hacktivist," focusing on particular student documents.
This incident comes amid criticism of Columbia's handling of protests following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

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Story summary

Columbia University experienced an IT outage on June 24 due to a hacker's actions.
An unauthorized individual accessed and stole data from a small segment of the network.
The university is actively investigating the incident and has since restored normal operations.
The hacker is suspected to be a "hacktivist," focusing on particular student documents.
This incident comes amid criticism of Columbia's handling of protests following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.