Harvard alumni and fundraising breach exposes 850,537 accounts
Harvard University’s alumni and fundraising systems were compromised through telephone phishing in November 2025, leading to the theft of personal information. The stolen material included names, contact details, dates of birth, donation histories, family relationships and employment information, and hackers released it in February 2026. The breach data was added to Have I Been Pwned in November 2026, establishing that the affected accounts were linked to 850,537 unique email addresses.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Harvard University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Account information linked to 850,537 unique email addresses
- Cause / method
- Compromise of alumni and fundraising systems through telephone phishing
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNamePhone numberEmailDate of birthUsage & purchase history
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Timeline
- The breach of alumni and fundraising operations and the possible exposure of donor records and personal information came to light.
- Hackers released personal information stolen in the Harvard University breach.
- The Have I Been Pwned listing confirmed that 850,537 accounts were affected.
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