Columbia College of Chicago
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Massachusetts publishes one register entry per notified resident. Columbia College of Chicago filed 2 breach notifications with the Massachusetts OCA, 2 of them covering a single resident. The register records who filed and how many residents — not where the breach occurred.
Disclosures
8
State AG · Leak Site · 6 jurisdictions
Multi-filing incidents
1
incidents joining 2+ filings here
Max affected reported
1,541
nationwide · State AG IN
Leak-site claims
1
unverified actor claims
Identity resolution
- Canonical name
- Columbia College of Chicago
- Normalized
- columbia college of chicago— dedupe via name-norm; Microsoft / MSFT collapse to one row
- GLEIF LEI
- No match
- SEC EDGAR CIK
- None — not an SEC registrant
- Domain
- None on record
Disclosure history (8)newest first
- New Hampshire State AGas victim2020-07-29
Columbia College Chicago experienced a ransomware attack on May 30, 2020. The unauthorized actor accessed and exfiltrated student and employee personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. One Virginia resident was affected. The institution engaged forensic investigators, contained the incident, and implemented remediation measures including remote monitoring tools, multifactor authentication, and removal of local administrative rights. Affected individuals were offered credit monitoring.
- Massachusetts State AGas victim2020-07-15
Columbia College Chicago reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2020-07-15. 1 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.
- Montana State AGas victim2020-07-15
Columbia College Chicago notified Montana residents of a ransomware attack discovered on May 30, 2020. The incident resulted in unauthorized access to personal information including names. The college engaged forensic investigators and offered one year of credit monitoring. Remediation included MFA implementation and removing local admin rights.
- Indiana State AGas victim2020-07-15
Columbia College Chicago reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2020-05-30 and was reported on 2020-07-15. 21 Indiana residents were affected. 1,541 individuals affected in total.
- New Hampshire State AGas victim2020-07-15
Columbia College Chicago experienced a ransomware attack on May 30, 2020. The threat actor accessed and exfiltrated student and employee personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. One New Hampshire resident was affected. The college engaged forensic investigators, implemented remote monitoring tools, multifactor authentication, and removed local administrative rights. Affected individuals were offered credit monitoring.
- GLOBALLeak Siteas victim2020-06-03
- Illinois State AGas victim2020-01-01
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2020 (case 20-259). The register records the breach as discovered on May 30, 2020. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.
- Massachusetts State AGas victim2019-11-27
Columbia College Chicago reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2019-11-27. 1 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.