UMN Confirms Data Breach Exposing Personal Info of Applicants, Students and Staff Since 1989

University of Minnesota confirms data breach affecting info of applicants, students, and employees from 1989-2021.
Hacker likely accessed personal data like SSNs, DOB, passport info.
UMN hired firm to investigate claims made in July of breach involving 7M SSNs.
Breach impacted those who applied, enrolled, worked at UMN or did programs between 1989-2021.
UMN offering 12 months free credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Johnson & Johnson discloses IBM data breach impacting patients

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Hacker Group Steals and Sells 23andMe User Data Targeting Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese Users

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Posted 9/21/2023, 2:51:08 PM

UMN Confirms Data Breach Exposing Personal Info of Applicants, Students and Staff Since 1989

University of Minnesota confirms data breach affecting info of applicants, students, and employees from 1989-2021.
Hacker likely accessed personal data like SSNs, DOB, passport info.
UMN hired firm to investigate claims made in July of breach involving 7M SSNs.
Breach impacted those who applied, enrolled, worked at UMN or did programs between 1989-2021.
UMN offering 12 months free credit monitoring to affected individuals.

startribune.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/7/2023

Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials' emails, company says

9/7/2023

Johnson & Johnson discloses IBM data breach impacting patients

9/23/2023

Hacker Breaches Crypto Data Firm's Vendor, Exposing Some User Details

10/7/2023

23andMe User Data Leaked and Sold Online After Credential Stuffing Attacks

10/7/2023

Hacker Group Steals and Sells 23andMe User Data Targeting Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese Users