Personal data of over 155,000 former students and staff of Pierce College was leaked on the dark web after a cyber attack. The college is accused of negligence for failing to protect sensitive details, including social security numbers and bank details. A student has filed a lawsuit against the district, which lawyers hope will be a class action. The college discovered suspicious activity on its network in July and began an investigation.
Court hears that Cyberattack on Cabot, a debt acquisition company, resulted in theft of 394,000 data files – DataBreaches.Net
Well, it seems even in the world of credit servicing, companies are not safe from the menacing clutches of cyber crime. An interesting turn of
