Columbia University Data Breach – Hackers Stolen 870,000 Individuals Personal and Financial Data

**Columbia University data breach:** Columbia University disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed its network in mid‑May 2025 and stole extensive personal and financial data (including names, DOBs, Social Security numbers, and student financial/academic records); the intrusion was discovered following a systems outage on June 24, 2025, and the university is providing two years of credit monitoring and identity restoration while investigating and reporting the matter to law enforcement.