Princeton University — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
30
occurrences
First Seen
November 16, 2025
Last Seen
May 9, 2026

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, managing extensive student, alumni, and research data.

Overview

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, managing extensive student, alumni, and research data. Its cybersecurity posture is of high interest due to the sensitive data it handles, and the late-2025 incidents reflect ongoing risk of data breaches and related legal actions affecting elite academic institutions.

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • State audit finds gaps in NYC schools' oversight of tech and student data — Gothamist · May 9, 2026
  • Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people — Bleepingcomputer · January 14, 2026
  • University of Hawaii Cancer Center hit by ransomware attack — Bleepingcomputer · January 12, 2026
  • Baker University says 2024 data breach impacts 53,000 people — Bleepingcomputer · December 23, 2025
  • University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals — Bleepingcomputer · December 22, 2025
  • University of Sydney data breach exposed personal information of 27000 individuals — Edscoop · December 19, 2025
  • University of Phoenix discloses data breach after Oracle hack — Bleepingcomputer · December 3, 2025
  • University of Pennsylvania confirms new data breach after Oracle hack — Bleepingcomputer · December 2, 2025

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