Nelnet Servicing, LLC

On August 26, 2022, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Nelnet Servicing, LLC. The incident, which occurred between June 1, 2022, and July 22, 2022, was a result of a cyberattack. This breach potentially affected 33,517 students, compromising their names and Social Security numbers. The data breach highlights the vulnerability of educational institutions and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive student information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=13732

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nelnet-servicing-llc

"id": "nel512072725",
"linkid": "nelnet-servicing-llc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 33517,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Nelnet Servicing, LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 33517,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-07-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-08-26',
 'description': 'A data breach at Nelnet Servicing, LLC potentially affected '
                '33,517 students, compromising their names and Social Security '
                'numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-08-26',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Nelnet Servicing, LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}