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Stanford University: Healthcare And Personal Info Stolen By Hackers

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Stanford University experienced a data breach.

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The breach occurred between December 2022 and January 2023.

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Files containing personal and health information of 897 individuals who applied to the Economics Ph.D. program were downloaded without authorization.

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The university investigated and found that the access began on December 5, 2022.

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The information exposed includes names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, race and ethnicity, citizenship, and gender.

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Stanford sent data breach notification letters to the affected individuals.

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The breach was due to a misconfiguration of the folder's settings on the Department of Economics' website.

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The incident only involved the Economics Ph.D. program and did not affect undergraduate applications or other programs.

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The university promptly investigated the matter.

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The breach was disclosed publicly.

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