An unknown person allegedly hacked into the meeting, typed a racist statement into the chat function repeatedly and played offensive music aloud, a participant in the meeting reported to DPS.
SU defends response to data breach amid criticism, anger
Nabeeha Anwar | Illustration Editor
Despite the complaints, SU officials said they fulfilled their legal obligations to those affected by the breach.
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Romane Gutenbrunner was at work when she heard that a data breach at Syracuse University had exposed the names and Social Security numbers of nearly 10,000 students, alumni, applicants and their family members.
Gutenbrunner, a senior political science major, had seen posts about the data breach and the letters that those affected were receiving. She got home and checked her mailbox.