The only Catholic historically Black college or university (HBCU) reported a data breach this week involving Social Security numbers and other personal information from more than 44,000 students and vendors.
In filings with the office of Maine’s attorney general, Xavier University of Louisiana said it suffered a cyberattack on November 22.
“Xavier engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process,” they wrote, determining on January 24 that “student and vendor personal information may have been acquired without authorization during the incident.”
“The information accessed and potentially acquired by an unknown person may have included full names and Social Security numbers.”
Those affected by the cyberattack are being offered one year of Experian credit monitoring and identity protection services.
It is unclear whether the nine Maine residents mentioned in the notification were the only recipients of breach letters or if all 44,000 were notified.
Colleges and universities across the U.S. continue to face an onslaught of cyberattacks resulting in troves of student information pouring onto the dark web.
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