University of the People

University of the People notified California AG on Apr 5, 2023 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 2, 2022.

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

Organization: University of the People
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Apr 5, 2023
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, January 2, 2022
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Not stated in the source listing
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: January 2022, as stated in the letter
"In mid-January 2022, the University of the People (“UoPeople”) learned of a data security incident that may have involved the potential compromise of certain files in UoPeople’s IT environment."
Days to notice: 458 days from the end of the breach window (Jan 2, 2022, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Apr 5, 2023). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:00 UTC

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