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by Nick Vadala Published Nov. 3, 2025, 2:01 p.m. ET

The University of Pennsylvania is continuing to investigate an email breach that resulted in a crude email being sent to alumni and students last week, and has reported the incident to federal authorities.

“We understand and share our community’s concerns and have reported this to the FBI,” a university spokesperson said. “We are working with law enforcement as well as other third-party technical resources to address this as rapidly as possible.”

The incident, the spokesperson added, included the “breach of data of select information systems.”

On Friday, an undetermined number of Penn students and alumni received wh

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