Security News > 2023 > October > University of Michigan employee, student data stolen in cyberattack
The University of Michigan says in a statement today that hackers breaching its network in August accessed systems with information belonging to students, applicants, alumni, donors, employees, patients, and research study participants.
Unauthorized access to the servers lasted between August 23-27, the university says, and the data exposed included personal, financial, and medical details.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we are offering individuals whose sensitive information may have been involved in this incident complimentary credit monitoring services" - University of Michigan.
The University of Michigan disclosed the intrusion shortly after discovering it about a week later and forced a password reset for the accounts on its computer systems.
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