NYU Hit by 10 Class Action Lawsuits After Breach
After hackers leaked the data of 3 million applicants on their homepage, NYU has now been hit by 10 class action lawsuits. The lawsuits allege that NYU failed to take adequate protection over applicants personal information and did not meet national cybersecurity guidelines. Leaked data included names, GPAs, test scores, and hometowns.
According to NYU News, "Over the past several years, similar incidents have taken place at the University of Minnesota — which was seemingly hacked by the same person who took over NYU’s website — Marymount Manhattan College, Syracuse University and several other schools. In most cases, institutions faced an onslaught of class action lawsuits before they consolidated into one."
“Imagine being an alum of the campus and now learning that your personal data has been stolen and is potentially being misused,” William Federman, a lawyer in one of the cases, stated. “You would have high anxiety and not even know where to start.” Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page
According to NYU News, "Over the past several years, similar incidents have taken place at the University of Minnesota — which was seemingly hacked by the same person who took over NYU’s website — Marymount Manhattan College, Syracuse University and several other schools. In most cases, institutions faced an onslaught of class action lawsuits before they consolidated into one."
“Imagine being an alum of the campus and now learning that your personal data has been stolen and is potentially being misused,” William Federman, a lawyer in one of the cases, stated. “You would have high anxiety and not even know where to start.” Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page