Improperly stored data inevitably becomes a target for a data breach, EFF’s @legind told @arstechnica. “That’s something they should… take care to protect, even especially because it includes people that weren’t even affiliated with Columbia.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/my-ssn-was-exposed-in-a-breach-at-columbia-a-school-i-have-no-connection-with/