Nelnet
Disclosed Jul 18, 200620 years ago188,000 affectedUnverified
Tape with 188,000 student loan records lost in UPS shipment
A computer tape with personal information of student loan customers and parents, mostly in Colorado, was lost while being shipped via UPS.
What is known
| People affected | 188,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Financial |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jul 18, 2006 | 188,000 |
Other breaches at Nelnet
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 20197 years ago | Feb 19, 20197 years ago | Not stated | Education | Confirmed | 1 |
| Disclosed Apr 28, 2015Apr 28, 201511 years ago | Apr 28, 201511 years ago | Not stated | Finance | Confirmed | 1 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.