Stanford University disclosed a data breach after files containing Economics Ph.D. program admission information were downloaded from its website between December 2022 and January 2023, Bleepingcomputer reports.
“On January 24, 2023, Stanford was notified that a folder containing the 2022-23 application files for admission to Stanford’s Department of Economics’ Ph.D. program was available through the department’s website because of a misconfiguration of the folder’s settings,” the university told affected individuals.
“We promptly investigated this matter, which revealed that the unrestricted access to the applications began on December 5, 2022, and that there were two downloads of the application materials between December 5, 2022, and January 24, 2023.”
The information exposed as a result of this breach comprises application and accompanying materials, including names, dates of birth, home and mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, race and ethnicity, citizenship, and gender.
“The incident does not involve programs at Stanford other than the Ph.D. program in Economics. It also does not involve undergraduate applications to the university,” the university said in a separate statement on its website.
