Posted On September 24, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
September 24 – The University of Minnesota data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The University of Minnesota data breach resulted in the current and former students’ and employees’ names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, passport information, university identification numbers, birthdate, admissions applications, and employment information.
According to news articles on the Minnesota Daily and KSTP, the University of Minnesota reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. On July 21, 2023, U of M learned that someone claimed to have posted certain data obtained from a U of M database.The company investigated the claims and determined that the claims appear to have been true and that an unauthorized party likely obtained access to the U of M database back in 2021.
The U of M investigation also confirmed that the unauthorized party was able to access information belonging to “individuals who submitted information to the University as a prospective student, attended the University as a student, worked at the University as an employee, or participated in University programs between 1989 and August 2021.” On September 21, 2023, University of Minnesota sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
University of Minnesota is a large education system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. U of M has campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and Twin Cities. Between the five U of M campuses, students have a choice of almost 300 different majors and programs. Currently, U of M enrolls over 68,000 students and grants more than 15,900 degrees each year.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the University of Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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.
