Former Michigan coach accused of hacking data of over 3,000 student-athletes
Former University of Michigan football coach Matt Weiss was accused of hacking the personal information and private content of more than 3,000 student-athletes. Lawsuits were filed over the harm, and former college athletes testified about being victimized. Documents were later made public showing that a former University of Michigan employee was in the building at the time of the alleged hacking.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- University of Michigan
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information and private content of more than 3,000 student-athletes
- Cause / method
- Alleged hacking of personal information and private content by former coach Matt Weiss
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Allegations emerged that Matt Weiss hacked the personal information and private content of more than 3,000 student-athletes.
- A University of Michigan data breach lawsuit related to the former coach's hacking came to light.
- A former University of Kentucky athlete was identified as a victim of Matt Weiss's data breach.
- A former college athlete described their experience as a victim of the alleged hacking.
- Documents were made public showing that a former University of Michigan employee was in the building at the time of the alleged hacking.
5 related reports
- Ex-Michigan coach allegedly hacked personal data, intimate content of over 3,000 student athletes
- University of Michigan Data Breach Lawsuit | Ex-Football Coach Hacking
- Former UK athlete victim of data breach by ex-Michigan football coach Matt Weiss
- U-M data breach: Former college athlete, victim shares story amid coach hacking allegations
- Docs reveal former University of Michigan staffer in building at time of alleged hack
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