Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is involved in the Johnson & Wales University Data Breach Investigation that affected 22,710 individuals and their personal information.
On July 11, 2024, Johnson and Wales University (“JWU”) discovered unauthorized activity on its computer network. Subsequently, JWU conducted an investigation that uncovered a cybercriminal had accessed the personally identifiable information of individuals on May 13, 2024. According to JWU, the compromised information includes the following sensitive data:
- Full Names
- Social Security Numbers
- Financial Account Information
Johnson & Wales University Data Breach
Johnson & Wales University recently sent notification letters to affected individuals informing them of the data breach. All of the information stolen is likely valuable and dangerous to affected victims. As is likely to be the case with the JWU data breach, in previous cyber-attacks, victims of data theft have noticed identity theft attempts ranging from fraudulent charges on bank accounts or credit cards, to unauthorized credit card applications, to medical services or government services ordered in their name, to their information being posted on the dark web, to a massive uptick in the number of spam text messages, calls and emails received.
Are you a JWU student or employee concerned that you might be affected by this data breach?
If you have concerns that you have been affected by this data breach, and/or have experienced suspicious activity since May 13, 2024, we would like to hear from you. Please complete the contact form on this page, send us an email at info@classlawdc.com, or give us a call at (202) 470-3520.
The lawyers at Migliaccio & Rathod LLP have years of experience in class action litigation against large corporations, including in cases involving data breaches such as this. More information about our current cases and investigations is available on our blog.