US EditionPRIVACY ALERT: University of Pennsylvania Under Investigation for Data Breach of 1.2 Million Records
Hackers accessed 1.2 million donor records and sent disparaging emails to 700,000 people, targeting the university's wealthy donor database, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the University of Pennsylvania said the data breach has been contained and it has hired cybersecurity professionals while working with law enforcement to address the incident.
- The breach began after a social-engineering attack that targeted employee credentials, allowing hackers to compromise an employee's PennKey account and access Salesforce, SharePoint, Qlikview, and Marketing Cloud from Thursday to Friday.
- Reportedly, hackers claim access to 1.2 million students, donors, and alumni, including thousands of pages of internal memos, bank records, and personal data such as names, birth dates, addresses, and donor histories.
- On Monday, a proposed class action in U.S. Eastern District Court alleges Penn's negligence, with hackers claiming, `Once was already exfiltrated, we sent that email out just as a fun rant` to 700,000 recipients.
- The leaked materials reportedly named former President Joe Biden and included internal talking points for congressional testimony involving former Penn President Liz Magill, while Penn plans mandatory training and notifications to affected individuals.
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PRIVACY ALERT: University of Pennsylvania Under Investigation for Data Breach of 1.2 Million Records
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating a data breach impacting the sensitive personal information of 1.2 million students, alumni, and donors affiliated with University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ("UPenn").
Penn says data breach is contained and scope of records accessed is under review
Penn said stolen credentials were used to access the school's systems related to development and alumni activities. Penn Medicine's electronic medical records do not appear to have been impacted.
Penn data breach included info about Joe Biden and ex-university president Liz Magill, hackers claim
The hackers behind the University of Pennsylvania data breach reportedly claim to have personal information about former President Joe Biden and ex-Penn President Liz Magill. Penn has alerted the FBI about the data breach.
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