Syracuse University Settles Data Breach Class Action Suit

Syracuse University settled a proposed class action brought by a student after his personal information was stolen in a 2020 data breach and his bank account was hacked.

Trevor Miller alleged in his complaint that between Sept. 24 and Sept. 28, 2020, a hacker was able to obtain sensitive personal information for 9,800 students and prospective students. Although Syracuse discovered the breach on Sept. 28, it didn’t notify students until February 2021, when it sent them a letter offering a free year of credit monitoring, Miller said.

Miller sued the university for negligence, breach of contract and claimed deceptive data ...