Columbia University Applicants' Personal Data Stolen by Hacker
The 1.6-gigabyte volume of data provided to Bloomberg represents 2.5 million applications dating back decades, according to the alleged hacker. It includes students' and applicants' university-issued identification numbers, citizenship status, decisions on their applications, the academic programs to which they applied, among other things. Bloomberg confirmed the accuracy of the data for eight Columbia students and alumni who applied to Columbia between 2019 and 2024.
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