University of Pennsylvania confirms new data breach following Oracle hack

University of Pennsylvania confirms new data breach following Oracle hack

By Sergiu Gatlan
Publication Date: 2025-12-02 12:55:00

​The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has announced a new data breach after attackers stole documents containing personal information from its Oracle E-Business Suite servers in August.

The private Ivy League research university was founded in 1740 and has 5,827 faculty members and 29,109 students, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1. It also has an academic operating budget of $4.7 billion and an endowment of $24.8 billion as of June 30, 2025.

The University of Pennsylvania another violation was disclosed Late October 2025 after a hacker compromised internal systems and Data stolen about Penn’s development and alumni activities. The the attacker claimed They exfiltrated personal information from about 1.2 million students, alumni and donors.

In recent weeks, several Ivy League schools have been targeted Voice phishing attackswith Harvard University And Princeton University It is also reported that a hacker has penetrated systems used for development and alumni…