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NY: Syracuse University email hack compromises personal info of 9,800

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Dissent

Michael Sessa reports:

The names and Social Security numbers of about 9,800 Syracuse University students, alumni and applicants have been exposed after someone gained unauthorized access to an employee’s email account.

The university has sent letters to affected students, alerting them that the university had investigated a data security breach involving some of their personal information. The unauthorized party accessed the employee’s email account between Sept. 24. and 28.

Read more on The Daily Orange


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