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UC Data Breach — Take Action to Protect Yourself

The University of California has learned that it, along with other universities, government agencies and private companies throughout the country, was recently subject to a cybersecurity attack. The attack involves the use of Accellion, a vendor used by many organizations for secure file transfer. An unauthorized party appears to have copied and transferred UC files by exploiting a vulnerability in Accellion’s file transfer service.

UC Office of the President is investigating the data breach with support from law enforcement and cybersecurity experts. At this time, we believe this attack affected only the Accellion system and did not compromise other UC systems or networks.

  • Latest Updates

Latest Updates

  • April 8, 2021: UC Office of the President provides an updated FAQ about the data breach and launches a site to provide information to the University of California community.
  • April 6, 2021: UCSF shares important FAQs from the UC Office of the President, including resources available to help protect yourself.
  • April 5, 2021: UC Office of the President provides an FAQ about the data breach.
  • April 2, 2021: UCSF shares an update from the UC Office of the President regarding the cybersecurity breach, including steps to take to protect yourself.
  • April 2, 2021: UC Office of the President provides an update about the data breach, including free credit monitoring services to sign up for.
  • March 31, 2021: The University of California announces it is part of a nationwide cyber attack.

UC RESOURCES

  • UC Data Breach Homepage
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  • 5 Rules to Protect Your Online Security

NEWS COVERAGE

  • Stanford, UC warn of massive data breach
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  • University of California warns students and workers about computer attack targeting files
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