Mercer University hack leaks student and staff data
A hack and data breach affecting students and staff occurred at Mercer University. The university agreed to settle the related lawsuit, and in April 2025 the settlement was finalised and approved by a judge.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Mercer University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Student and staff data leaked
- Cause / method
- Hacking
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Mercer University agreed to settle a lawsuit over a hack affecting students and staff.
- The finalisation and terms of the Mercer University data breach settlement were disclosed.
- It emerged that the data breach class action settlement had been approved by a judge.
3 related reports
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