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University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Apr 27, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for University of Massachusetts Amherst →17 incidents on file

The University of Massachusetts Amherst notified a Massachusetts resident of a data security event involving their personal information. The letter, dated April 23, 2026, states that there is no evidence of further dissemination or fraudulent use. As a precaution, the university is offering two years of complimentary Experian IdentityWorks identity protection. The university has implemented additional safeguards and technical security measures. Specific dates of discovery or occurrence, the nature of the breach, and the number of affected individuals are not disclosed in this individual notice.

Incident timeline — partial

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Apr 27, 2026

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.