"University of Rochester Updates Investigation Into Data Breach"

On Tuesday, the University of Rochester sent an update to faculty, students, and staff regarding a June data breach impacting dozens of organizations through a third-party vendor MOVEit.  A spokesperson from the University of Rochester stated that after an investigation, they determined the university’s broad network security was not impacted.  UR Medicine’s eRecord, MyChart, and clinical applications were also secure.  The spokesperson noted that the data breach may have exposed some of the personal information of students and employees, along with their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.  The university says all individuals directly impacted by the breach will receive a letter in the mail detailing the exact data that was compromised.  The letters will be mailed no later than the week of July 31.  The University of Rochester is also offering two years of free credit monitoring to anyone whose personal data was found to be compromised by the cybersecurity incident.

WROC Rochester reports: "University of Rochester Updates Investigation Into Data Breach"