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Whitworth University
Whitworth University notified California AG on May 13, 2023 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 29, 2022. Data exposed: Social Security number, Passport number, Medical / health information, Date of birth, Name.
All 2 filings by Whitworth University, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)
- Organization
- Whitworth University
- Source
- California AG · source record
- Date reported
- May 13, 2023
- Date(s) of breach
- Friday, July 29, 2022
- Residents affected
- Not published by this source
- Data exposed
- Social Security number Passport number Medical / health information Date of birth Name
- Notice letter
- Sample notice (PDF)
- Discovered
- Jul 29, 2022, as stated in the letter"What Happened and What Information Was Involved: On July 29, 2022, we detected and stopped a ransomware attack in which an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled some of our systems."
- Days to notice
- 288 days from discovery (Jul 29, 2022) to the California record (May 13, 2023). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
- Offered in the letter
- 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 15:58 UTC
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Other filings by Whitworth University
| Organization | State | Reported | Residents affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth University | OR | May 13, 2023 | 65,593 |
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