Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University detected suspicious activity on August 25, 2023, revealing unauthorized third-party access to a computer system. The attacker may have copied files containing names, social security numbers, and dates of birth. CMU disabled access to the files and collaborated with law enforcement. Affected individuals are offered 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring.

Carnegie Mellon University reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2024-01-12. 370 Massachusetts residents were affected.

Carneigie Mellon University reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2023-08-24 and was reported on 2024-01-12. 35 Indiana residents were affected. 7,343 individuals affected in total.

Carnegie Mellon University notified Vermont consumers of a data security incident detected on August 25, 2023. An unauthorized third party accessed a CMU system and may have copied files containing names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. CMU disabled access and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

Carnegie Mellon University reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on August 24, 2023. The breach was discovered on December 4, 2023, and affected 24 Maine residents. The compromised information includes names and Social Security Numbers. In response, the university is offering two years of identity theft protection and credit monitoring services through Experian.

Carnegie Mellon University notified Montana residents of a data security incident detected on August 25, 2023. An unauthorized third party accessed a CMU system and may have copied files containing names, SSNs, and dates of birth. CMU disabled access and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. Notification letters were sent January 12, 2024.