University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky notified California AG on Aug 5, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Feb 6, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Postal address.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: University of Kentucky
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Aug 5, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Friday, January 8, 2021Saturday, February 6, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Usernames / passwords Email address Postal address
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: June 2021, as stated in the letter
"In early June 2021, during a scheduled penetration test, we identified a vulnerability associated with our website – https://otis.coe.uky.edu."
Days to notice: 180 days from the end of the breach window (Feb 6, 2021, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Aug 5, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:05 UTC

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