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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: University of Missouri
- Street Address: 227 University Hall
- City: Columbia
- State, or Country if outside the US: MO
- Zip Code: 65211
Submitted By
- Name: Jena Valdetero
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Telephone Number: 312-456-1025
- Email Address: Jena.valdetero@gtlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney on behalf of University of Missouri
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 118,808
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 36
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/31/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/09/2023
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 10/20/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sample Individual Notificaiton Letters.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 24 months, Kroll, Credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed ID theft recovery services for only individuals whose SSN was exposed.