Carnegie Mellon University leaders said the institution was hit by a cyberattack over the summer that impacted more than 7,300 people. The global research university, which is in Pittsburgh and has a student population of about 14,000, revealed the news in a statement last Friday.In the statement, a spokesperson said the university suffered a data breach to its computer system last Aug. 25, potentially compromising the personal information of former and current students, employees, applicants and contractors. The spokesperson said there was no indication that the third party had used the university’s data maliciously
