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Several former students are suing the University of Pennsylvania, claiming that the school didn’t take sufficient measures to protect their personal information.

The lawsuits follow the FBI's investigation into a cybersecurity breach at the university. Penn discovered the problem when a crude email was sent from the Graduate School of Education .

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The institution put out a statement on Tuesday, November 4, saying in part:

" On October 31, Penn discovered that a select group of information systems related to Penn’s development and alumni activities had been compromised. Penn employs a robust information security program; however, access to these systems occurred due to a sophist

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