Pierce College cyberattack exposed 155,000 people’s data. Is the district at fault?

Date:

November 14, 2023

Personal data belonging to more than 155,000 former Pierce College students and staff was leaked on the dark web after a cyberattack this summer, according to a lawsuit.

The Pierce College District is accused of failing to safeguard the sensitive details, including Social Security numbers and banking information, of people affected by the data breach. Sally McAuley, a district student in 2022 and this year, sued the district for negligence in Pierce County Superior Court in an action that her attorneys intend to be a class-action filing, court records show.

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Pierce College cyberattack exposed 155,000 people’s data. Is the district at fault?

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