Colorado Department of Higher Education warns of massive data breach
Colorado Department of Higher Education warns of massive data breach
The data stolen from CDHE is significant, impacting the following students, past students, and teachers who:
- Attended a public institution of higher education in Colorado between 2007-2020.
- Attended a Colorado public high school between 2004-2020.
- Had a Colorado K-12 public school educator license between 2010-2014.
- Participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program from 2009-2013.
- Participated in Colorado Department of Education's Adult Education Initiatives programs between 2013-2017.
- Obtained a GED between 2007-2011 may be impacted by this incident.
The stolen information includes full names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, proof of addresses (statements/bills), photocopies of government IDs, and for some, police reports or complaints regarding identity theft.
If you are affected, please freeze your credit through the website of the three major credit reporting agencies. Freezing is free but they might spam you. Also if you need to do something that require a credit check, you have to plan ahead and unfreeze your credit. All three services can refreeze your credit after you specify a time frame.
@IllNess unfortunately I am most likely a victim.
I am sorry to hear that. When my info was stolen, I felt anger and betrayal by the company that was supposed to keep my info safe. It sucks.
If your SSN is part of stolen information, you should freeze your credit and tell anyone else affected to do so. If you need to get a background check you need to unfreeze your credit. It's annoying but completely worth it so people can't open accounts in your name.
@IllNess thanks