Grinnell College

Disclosed Mar 25, 20197 years ago3,261 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	3,261 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Mar 25, 2019
Happened	Mar 7, 2019
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Names, Social Security numbers
Sector	Education · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
Indiana Attorney General 2019 data breach report: Grinnell Collegein.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Grinnell Collegemaine.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Mar 25, 2019	36
Maine AGresidents of ME	Apr 1, 2019	16

Other breaches at Grinnell College

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 20232 years ago	Sep 29, 20232 years ago	Not stated	Education	Confirmed	2,319
Disclosed Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 20215 years agoRansomware	Jan 5, 20215 years ago	Ransomware	Education	Confirmed	Unknown

History of this record

2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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