Purdue University

Disclosed Mar 24, 201610 years ago1 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	1 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Mar 24, 2016
Happened	Jan 1, 2016
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Not stated
Sector	Education · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
Indiana Attorney General 2017 data breach report: Purdue Universityin.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2016 data breach report: Purdue Universityin.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Mar 24, 2016	2,541
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Oct 14, 2016	1
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Feb 3, 2017	1

Other breaches at Purdue University

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed May 25, 2018May 25, 20188 years ago	May 25, 20188 years ago	Not stated	Education	Confirmed	27K
Disclosed Feb 7, 2014Feb 7, 201412 years ago	Feb 7, 201412 years ago	Not stated	Education	Confirmed	28

History of this record

2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2016-10-14 to 2016-03-24 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2017-02-03 to 2016-10-14 · 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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