Posted On June 27, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
June 27 – The California State Teachers Retirement System (“CalSTRS”) data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent third party cybersecurity attack at PBI Research Services. The CalSTRS data breach resulted in the names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and zip codes of certain individuals being compromised. At this time, it is unclear how many individuals were affected by the breach.
According to a notice posted on the company’s website, California State Teachers Retirement System reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent cyber security attack at PBI Research Services. PBI is a third party vendor CalSTRS used to ensure that payments are not sent after a member has passed away. CalSTRS and PBI used the MOVEit file transfer software developed by Progress Software to transmit files containing member information. The software contained a vulnerability that hackers were able to exploit, allowing the unauthorized party to gain access to the information sent between the companies. The data breach did not involve California State Teachers Retirement System computer network. On June 26, 2023, California State Teachers Retirement System sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the CalSTRS data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
The California State Teachers Retirement System is an educator-only pension fund that serves California’s public school teachers and their families. CalSTRS is the largest teachers’ retirement system and the second-largest public pension fund in the United States, serving 949,000 teachers and their families.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the CalSTRS data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from CalSTRS and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
