March 25, 2025 By Jonathan Greig
More than 1 million students at New York University had their personal information exposed by a hacker who took over the school’s website over the weekend.
On Saturday, the hacker replaced the NYU homepage with charts and links to large student datasets categorizing standardized testing scores based on race. The hacker claimed personal information identifying students was redacted but linked to four different datasets that included personal information on NYU applicants, their citizenship status and more.
Cybersecurity expert Zack Ganot, who helps run DataBreach.com, said the hacker did not redact the information correctly and leaked the personal information of more than one million people. The data exposed includes full names, addresses, phone numbers, grade point averages, email addresses, and more.
