Carnegie Mellon University was cyberattacked last summer, and the attackers compromised personal data, according to a statement from the school last week. Located in Pittsburgh, the university is known for its high technology and computer science programs he said on Friday said the attack affected 7,300 students, employees, contractors and other affiliates.
“There is no evidence of fraud or inappropriate use of the information in those files,” CMU said in a statement. However, the attackers likely accessed and copied information that included names, social security numbers and dates of birth. With the help of law enforcement, CMU has stopped any access to the copied data, according to the school.
It began on August 25 when unauthorized users accessed CMU’s systems. The university says it has begun recovery processes and an investigation into the December incident months later, and notifications to affected parties began going out last week. Affected parties will receive credit monitoring services to mitigate further damage.
CMU did not respond to a request for comment or additional information about the attack at the time of publication.
