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Western New England University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

70%
Full breach record for Western New England University →2 incidents on file

Western New England University notified Massachusetts residents that their personal information, potentially including Social Security numbers, was subject to unauthorized access on or around September 21, 2026. The university stated there is no evidence the information was accessed or misused. In response, WNEU retrained staff and altered data security protocols. Affected individuals were offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring through IDX.

Incident timeline

Sep 21, 2026

Begins

Oct 1, 2026

Filed

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