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My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia-a school I have no connection with

Columbia admits last year’s data breach exposed victims beyond its students, staff.

A weird text from my dad in February sent me on a months-long quest to solve a mystery that has been troubling an odd group of victims from a Columbia University data breach last year. That group? People with absolutely no connection to the school.
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Source: Ars Technica | Published: 2026-06-04T13:48:51Z

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