York University discloses data breach exposing personal info

# York University discloses data breach exposing personal info

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/york-university-discloses-data-breach-exposing-personal-info · AIR-2026-1845 · live

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss): Confirmed real-world PII breach.
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2026-11-09
- AI role: No AI role
- Products: York University online forms

## Summary

York University suffered a cyber incident resulting in the theft of personal information submitted via online forms dating back to 2007. The institution announced the breach to notify affected individuals.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-11-09: York University breach exposed personal information dating to 2007 (https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/york-university-breach-exposed-personal-information-dating-to-2007)

## Sources

- 2026-11-09 BleepingComputer: York University breach exposed personal information dating to 2007 https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/york-university-breach-exposed-personal-information-dating-to-2007

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