Posted On August 23, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
August 23 – The University of Minnesota (“U of M”) 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 confidential information of certain individuals being compromised. The hackers have claimed to have 7 million unique Social Security numbers from the data breach.
According to news articles on MPR News and Kare11, the University of Minnesota reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. Last month, the university was made aware of a potential data security incident when a hacker claimed to have obtained seven million unique Social Security numbers from the University of Minnesota system. As soon as U of M learned about the potential breach, it launched an investigation to confirm the hackers’ reports. The investigation is ongoing, a spokesperson stated that the university’s preliminary findings suggest the data that may be compromised dates back to 2021 and earlier. This seemingly corroborates the hackers’ claim that the leaked data spans all the way back to 1989. The University of Minnesota will send out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the University of Minnesota data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
University of Minnesota is an educational system with campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and Twin Cities. Between the five University of Minnesota campuses, students are provided with a choice of nearly 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.
