Hackers Threaten to Leak Data After Breaching UPenn
Hackers breached the University of Pennsylvania’s email system, sending mass emails and threatening to leak sensitive data.
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Hackers Threaten to Leak Data After Breaching UPenn
What Happened in the University of Pennsylvania Hack? Hackers threatened to leak data after breaching the University of Pennsylvania, sending alarming mass emails to students, alumni, and staff. The attackers gained access to multiple official @upenn.edu accounts, impersonating senior faculty and departments like the Graduate School of Education (GSE). In the emails, they mocked the university’s security and hinted at leaking confidential student information, raising serious cybersecurity concerns across the campus community. Image Credits:Erica Denhoff / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images How Did Hackers Breach the University of Pennsylvania? The cyberattack appears to be a coordinated phishing or credential compromise targeting the school’s internal systems. According to a university spokesperson, the institution’s incident response team is “actively addressing” the breach. Early signs suggest the hackers exploited weak access controls, allowing them to send mass emails that appeared legiti…
