On March 31st, the University of California announced that they were exposed to a large-scale cybersecurity attack involving a vendor service called Accellion. Accellion transfers private information, such as names, social security numbers, birth dates, bank account information, and more. All members of the UC community (including students and their families) are strongly encouraged to take immediate action to protect themselves, including signing up for UC’s free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian. Additionally, students are encouraged to monitor their UCI email for more information and action steps that they can take to protect themselves.
For more information about the data breach, read some frequently answered questions here.
To enroll in Experian monitoring, use the UC-provided links and codes here.