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2012 — Stanford University: A hacking group called Team GhostShell targeted…

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Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

A hacking group called Team GhostShell targeted universities around the world.  A total of 53 universities were affected.  Most of the data exposed was publicly available, but student, staff, and faculty usernames and passwords were also exposed. It is unclear if any financial information or Social Security numbers were taken from universities.

Root cause

Hacking

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