Monroe University
Disclosed Jan 2, 20268 months ago320,973 affectedConfirmed
Monroe University says December 2024 breach exposed data of 320,973 people
Monroe University began notifying 320,973 people that attackers had access to its network for about two weeks in December 2024. Exposed data varied by person and included SSNs, ID numbers, health and insurance data, account credentials and student records.
What is known
| People affected | 320,973 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Discovered | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Happened | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Dates of birth, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Health, Insurance, Credentials and tokens, Financial, Education records |
| Sector | Education · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Monroe Universityoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 peoplebleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
| Maine AG breach notice: Monroe Universitymaine.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
| Monroe University data security incident noticemonroeu.edu · Official notice | Official notice |
| Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0004786: Monroe Universityoag.my.site.com · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2026-01-13 Monroe University Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2026 data breach report: Monroe Universityin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 2 | 320,973 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 2 | 173 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 13 | |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Jan 13 | |
| Texas AGresidents of TX | Jan 14 | 3,075 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-7_2026.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-01-13-monroe-university-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://oag.my.site.com/datasecuritybreachreport/apex/DataSecurityReportsPage · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","dob","ssn","government-id","health","insurance","credentials","financial","education"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 320973 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-01-13 to 2026-01-02 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2025-09-30 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Monroe University began notifying 320,973 people that attackers had access to its network for about two weeks in December 2024. Exposed data varied by person and included SSNs, ID numbers, health and insurance data, account credentials and · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Monroe University says December 2024 breach exposed data of 320,973 people · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.