Student Sues Syracuse University Over Data Breach

A private university in New York State is being sued for negligence by one of its students over a data breach that may have exposed thousands of Social Security numbers.

Syracuse University (SU) suffered a data breach on September 25 last year after an employee fell victim to a phishing attack and clicked on a malicious link. 

The compromised account was secured by September 28, but the security incident may have exposed the names and social security numbers of nearly 10,000 students, alumni and university applicants. 

An investigation into the security incident, which finished on January 14, was reportedly unable to definitively state whether files containing names and security numbers had been accessed by an unauthorized third party. 

In February, Syracuse University, which offers a Master’s in Cybersecurity, began contacting individuals affected by the data breach to warn them that their personal information may have been exposed. < ..

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