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University of California data breach547.4k accounts compromised on 2020-12-24
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University of California (universityofcalifornia.edu) was the source of a data breach dated 2020-12-24, exposing 547,422 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | University of California |
|---|---|
| Source Name | UC |
| Domain | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| Breach Date | 2020-12-24 |
| Added to HIBP | 2021-06-20 |
| Last Modified | 2021-07-04 |
| Accounts Compromised | 547,422(547.4k) |
| Data Exposed | Dates of birthEducation levelsEmail addressesEthnicitiesGendersJob titlesNamesPhone numbersPhysical addressesSocial security numbers |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In December 2020, the University of California suffered a data breach due to vulnerability in in a third-party provider, Accellion. The breach exposed extensive personal data on both students and staff including 547 thousand unique email addresses, names, dates of birth, genders, social security numbers, ethnicities and other academic related data attributes. Further analysis is available in Exploring the Impact of the UC Data Breach. The data was provided to HIBP courtesy of Cyril Gorlla.
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