University of California data breach
The University of California breach happened on December 24, 2020 and exposed 547,422 accounts. 10 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- universityofcalifornia.edu
- Breach date
- December 24, 2020
- Recorded on
- June 20, 2021
- Accounts exposed
- 547,422
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Education levels, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Social security numbers
- Risk score
- 80 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 80 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Social security numbers, Ethnicities, Phone numbers.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
Breaches from the same period
- MEO (2020-12-24, 8,227 accounts)
- NetGalley (2020-12-21, 1,436,435 accounts)
- MMG Fusion (2020-12-20, 2,660,295 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
- ID numbers were exposed, so watch out for contracts signed in your name.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of April 24, 2023. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.