Nelnet Servicing

Disclosed Aug 26, 20222,501,324 affectedConfirmed

What is known

People affected	2,501,324 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Aug 26, 2022
Discovered	Jul 21, 2022
Happened	Jun 1, 2022
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	Names
Sector	Other · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Nelnet Servicing

Official noticeatg.wa.gov

Washington Attorney General breach notice: Nelnet Servicing

Official noticeattorneygeneral.delaware.gov

Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Nelnet Servicing

Official noticejustice.oregon.gov

Oregon DOJ breach notice: Nelnet Servicing

Official noticein.gov

Indiana Attorney General 2022 data breach report: Nelnet Servicing

Notices filed

Residents of CAAug 26, 2022

California AGCount not stated

Residents of WAAug 26, 2022

Washington AG35,151 people

Residents of DEAug 26, 2022

Delaware DOJ8,425 people

Residents of ORAug 26, 2022

Oregon DOJ2,501,324 people

Residents of INAug 26, 2022

Indiana AG52,024 people

Residents of INOct 19, 2022

Indiana AG1 person

History of this record

source2026-09-25

empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/2022-DB-Year-to-Date-Report-for-Website.pdfby backfillSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to organizationby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 2501324by backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby backfillSource

discovered2026-09-25

empty to 2022-07-21by backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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