Overview
- Harvard says it discovered the intrusion on Tuesday, cut off the attacker’s access, and engaged outside cybersecurity teams and law enforcement.
- Accessed databases hold donation records, event attendance, and contact information such as emails, phone numbers, and home and business addresses.
- Potentially affected groups include alumni, donors, family members, parents of current and former students, and some current students and faculty.
- The university reports no evidence of breaches in other systems and has notified potential victims that their data may have been accessed.
- The disclosure comes as Ivy League institutions report similar attacks targeting development and alumni systems at Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia.