Posted On August 2, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
August 2 – The Michigan State University data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”) and the National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”). The Michigan State University data breach resulted in the sensitive information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to a notice posted on their website, Michigan State University reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”) and the National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”). Michigan State University relies on TIAA and NSC to perform certain services related to students and retirees. Both NSC and TIAA experienced data breaches stemming from the MOVEit vulnerability.
NSC uses MOVEit so, MSU student data that was provided to NSC by MSU may have been accessible through NSC’s MOVEit server. On the other hand, TIAA does not use MOVEit; however, one of TIAA’s vendors, Pension Benefit Information, LLC, (“PBI”) does. Thus, the TIAA/PBI breach involves MSU retiree information that MSU provided to TIAA and TIAA then, in turn, provided to PBI. Data breach letters will be sent to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach once the investigation is concluded.
To learn more about the Michigan State University data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Michigan State University is a research university located in East Lansing, Michigan. MSU offers more than 200 academic programs through 17 colleges. More than 48,000 students attend Michigan State university, and the school has one of the largest alumni networks with 634,000 members.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Michigan State University data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Michigan State University and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
