Mercer University hack leaks student and employee data
A hack and data breach affecting students and employees occurred at Mercer University. The university agreed to settle the related lawsuit, and in April 2025 the settlement was finalized and approved by a judge.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Mercer University
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Student and employee 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 employees.
- The finalization 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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