Posted On July 13, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 13 – The Washington State University 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 cyber security attack at National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”) and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”), as well as one of TIAA’s vendors, Pension Benefit Information, LLC (“PBI”). The Washington State University data breach resulted in the sensitive information belonging to current and prospective students as well as employees being compromised.
According to a notice posted on their website, Washington State University reported a data breach after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. Several third-party vendors recently notified WSU of a cybersecurity incident that may have exposed personally identifiable information of students and employees. The vendors were National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”) and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”). NSC provides WSU with enrollment and degree verification services as well as student loan reporting requirements to WSC. TIAA provides financial services to WSU employees. Student and employee information was provided to these vendors by WSU, so they can perform the necessary services.
Although Washington State University’s systems were not compromised in the data breach, NSC uses the MOVEit file transfer software that was created by Progress Software. TIAA does not use the MOVEit file transfer software, but one of their vendors, Pension Benefit Information, LLC, uses it. Students affected by the National Student Clearinghouse data breach will be contacted by NSC. Additionally, employees affected by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association / Pension Benefit Information will be contacted by either TIAA or PBI.
To learn more about the Washington State University data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university based out of Pullman, Washington that offers its more than 31,000 students a choice of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in 200 fields of study.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Washington State University 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 Washington State University 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.
