On Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 the campus announced that it is mailing notification letters to about 80,000 current and former students, employees, and vendors about a cyberattack on a UC Berkeley system that stored their Social Security numbers and/or bank account numbers.
Those impacted would have received a payment from UC Berkeley as a student, employee, or vendor estimated between the time period of 2004 through 2015. Most were non-salary payments.
There is no evidence that this sensitive information was actually accessed, used or acquired. Notices are being mailed so that individuals can be alert to signs of any possible misuse of their information.
If you are among those potentially impacted, you will receive a letter in the next few days from ID Experts on behalf of UC Berkeley. Each letter has a unique activation code to sign up for free credit monitoring services, insurance information, and other resources.
For more information, please review these FAQs or call toll free at 844-746-4685 (international 503-520-4458).