Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating the University of Dayton regarding its recent data breach. The University of Dayton data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON:
The University of Dayton is a private research university located in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 as St. Mary’s School for Boys, the University of Dayton grew into one of the largest Catholic universities in the country. Due to its commitment to Catholic traditions, the University of Dayton seeks to educate students with an emphasis on community and service. With more than 80 undergraduate programs and 50 graduate and doctoral programs, the University of Dayton currently has 11,770 current students, and 125,000 living alumni.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, the University of Dayton discovered that National Student Clearinghouse and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, two third-party venders used by the University of Dayton, experienced data breaches in which the sensitive personal identifiable information of University of Dayton students and faculty may have been accessed. While the investigation is ongoing, the University of Dayton determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information through a cyber-attack on the MOVEit file transfer software used by National Student Clearinghouse or Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. At present, the type of information exposed has not been made publicly available.
If you are a current or former student or faculty member of the University of Dayton:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the University of Dayton data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review any breach notice and retain a copy;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.