Posted On July 4, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 4 – The University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent cyber security attack at Progress Software. The UCLA data breach resulted in the names and Social Security numbers of certain individuals being compromised. At this time, it is unclear how many individuals were affected.
According to the Attorney General of California, University of California, Los Angeles reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent cyber security attack at Progress Software. On May 31, 2023, Progress Software identified a vulnerability within MOVEit, which allowed hackers to access information within MOVEit. On June 1, 2023, the UCLA IT team determined that the vulnerability was exploited by an unauthorized party on May 28, 2023, which gave the hackers access to confidential information stored within UCLA’s MOVEit platform. On June 22, 2023,, University of California, Los Angeles sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
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The University of California, Los Angeles, is an international public research university located in Los Angeles, California that offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and enrolls approximately 31,600 undergraduate and 14,300 graduate and professional students each year.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the University of California, Los Angeles 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 University of California, Los Angeles 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.
