Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Financial fraud using exposed financial profile data
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
- Employment-based social engineering using job and employer data
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In October 2025, University of Pennsylvania, a private university based in United States, experienced a data exposure due to a security misconfiguration, resulting in approximately 624K records containing date of birth, donation history, email address, financial profile, full name, gender.
The exposed dataset includes financial information, which elevates the risk of fraud and identity theft. Physical address data was exposed, which may increase targeting risk for affected individuals.
The incident has been cataloged by both Have I Been Pwned and DataBreach.com. ObscureIQ has independently verified and classified this breach as part of its ongoing threat intelligence operations.
About University of Pennsylvania
Private research university in Philadelphia.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 624K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Recommended Actions
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Frequently Asked Questions
In October 2025, University of Pennsylvania experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 624K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as date of birth, donation history:charitable, email address, financial profile:income, full name.
Approximately 624K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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