Hackers release data from Harvard and University of Pennsylvania breaches

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Data Breaches at Harvard and University of Pennsylvania Expose Alumni Records Hackers have released sensitive alumni data from both Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania breach, which occurred earlier, involved the theft of 1.2 million records through access to their VPN and various internal systems, while Harvard confirmed a separate breach around the same time. 2 sources 37