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Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded June 20, 2021Occurred December 24, 2020547,422 accountsuniversityofcalifornia.eduAll University of California breaches →
What was exposed
Dates of birthEducation levelsEmail addressesEthnicitiesGendersJob titlesNamesPhone numbersPhysical addressesSocial security numbers
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In December 2020, the University of California suffered a data breach due to vulnerability in in a third-party provider, Accellion . The breach exposed extensive personal data on both students and staff including 547 thousand unique email addresses, names, dates of birth, genders, social security numbers, ethnicities and other academic related data attributes. Further analysis is available in Exploring the Impact of the UC Data Breach . The data was provided to HIBP courtesy of Cyril Gorlla.
Frequently asked questions

What is the University of California data breach?

In December 2020, the University of California suffered a data breach due to vulnerability in in a third-party provider, Accellion . The breach exposed extensive personal data on both students and staff including 547 thousand unique email addresses, names,...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around December 2020.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 547,422 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Dates of birth, Education levels, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, Job titles, Names and Phone numbers.

What should I do if I was affected?

Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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