Posted On September 6, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
September 6 – The University System of Georgia 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 System of Georgia data breach resulted in the students’ and faculty members’ names, Social Security numbers, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, salary and benefit information, and other personally identifiable information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to several news outlets, the University System of Georgia reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The breach occurred as a result of a vulnerability in MOVEit, which is a popular file-transfer application created by Progress Software. Back in May 2023, Progress Software announced that MOVEit contained a previously unknown and critical vulnerability. This vulnerability allowed unauthorized parties to access MOVEit servers. On September 3, 2023, University System of Georgia sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
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The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is the governing authority of the public institutions of higher education across the state. The USG is the sixth largest university system in the United States, with approximately 333,507 students enrolled in 26 colleges and universities, including the University of Georgia.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the University System of Georgia 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 System of Georgia 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.
