From 2009 – 2011 Nearly 100,000 University of Hawaii students, alumni, employees and others around were potentially affected when the University of Hawaii personal data information was breached.
There was a class action lawsuit brought against the University of Hawaii, and as a settlement, everyone involved will receive two years of credit-monitoring and fraud-restoration services.
The settlement to Gross v. University of Hawaii will apply to about 98,000 people potentially affected by the data breaches at UH-Manoa, UH-West Oahu, and Kapiolani and Honolulu community colleges, the parties said in a news release.
The settlement is subject to court approval.
The main question here is whether or not this settlement is actually enough for those who whom had personal info breached. It does actually seem like a pretty good settlement, as these types of services can run into the hundreds if paid yearly out of pocket.
The settlement will be administered by Kroll Background America, Inc., a firm specializing in providing credit monitoring and fraud restoration services, the news release said.
“Credit monitoring services may cost as much as $5 to $15 per month if purchased individually. We are extremely pleased that the university has negotiated a settlement package that provides these services to every class member who wants them,” said Thomas Grande, one of the lawyers who represents the plaintiffs.
In wake up this event, I hope the University of Hawaii has paid for some software and computer updates so this won’t happen again.
If you want to view more information about the settlement, along with class members, then visit http://UHDataBreachLawsuit.com.
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