Whitworth University Notifies 65593 Students of SSNs exposed in Data Breach
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Whitworth University has reported a data breach after discovering that a ransomware attack exposed confidential student information to unauthorized access. The breach compromised sensitive data including students' first and last names, Social Security numbers, student identification numbers, dates of birth, passport numbers, and health information.
On July 29, 2022, the university experienced a ransomware attack, prompting collaboration with external cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident and determine the extent of student data exposure. The investigation confirmed unauthorized access to files containing confidential student information.
On April 28, 2023, Whitworth University initiated the process of notifying all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the data security incident by sending out data breach letters.
