University of California Data Breach

What happened?

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.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is December 24, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on June 20, 2021 and last updated there on July 4, 2021.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Education levels
• Email addresses
• Ethnicities
• Genders
• Job titles
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Social security numbers

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with University of California or used universityofcalifornia.edu around December 24, 2020. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.