Published
May 19, 2023
If you are affiliated with Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts, your name and Social Security number may have been exposed in the college's December 2022 data breach.
What Is the Bristol Community College Data Breach?
Are you affiliated with Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts? If so, your sensitive personal identifiable information may have been stolen!Bristol Community College has announced that their internal computer system was breached by an unauthorized party in December 2022. They discovered the breach in early April and after an investigation, have determined that the information of over 56,000 people was exposed in the breach. The sensitive information accessed by the hackers includes names and Social Security numbers.
Data breaches are serious matters that can cause long term damage. Hackers break into networks so that they can steal your personal information to sell it on the dark web, commit identity theft, financial theft or other frauds. The theft of sensitive, protected health information, and personally identifiable information can lead to a plethora of problems for individuals who are the victims of data breaches that occurred in databases they were not even aware of. Typically, the individual that may have been hacked includes the following:
• Social Security Number,
• Financial Information,
• Protected Health Information,
• Medical Information,
• Other PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
Data breaches can also result in a long-term erosion of personal data privacy, as the hacked personally identifiable information may be traded or shared amongst cyber-criminals for years to come, on the internet, the dark web, or elsewhere.. This significantly increases the risk of further identity theft, financial fraud and massive headaches for consumers and victims.
Status
Under Investigation
Intake ongoing · no settlement fund yet
People Affected
56,000+
December 2022 breach, discovered early April 2023
Data Exposed
Names & SSNs
Proof Required
Yes
How Do I Qualify?
If you received a letter from Bristol Community College notifying you that your personal information was impacted in their data breach, use the form below to find out if you may be eligible for compensation.Free settlement alerts
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