Lansing Community College Data Breach Affected 174,307 People
Summary
Lansing Community College says hackers used compromised credentials to access systems in February 2025, affecting 174,307 people’s personal information. The college says it has no evidence data was removed or misused.
Key points
- Lansing Community College identified the incident in February 2025, roughly one week after hackers accessed some systems using compromised credentials.
- The college reported that names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license details, and Social Security numbers were accessed; affected information varied by person.
- The college reported 174,307 affected individuals to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
- LCC says it has no evidence that affected information was removed from its systems or misused.
- The college is offering 24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection and says it has improved its security practices.
- The article identifies no responsible threat actor, and SecurityWeek reports no known ransomware-group claim.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Lansing Community College (LCC)
- Incident Type
- Unauthorized access to systems using compromised credentials, resulting in access to personal information
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Addresses
- Dates of birth
- Driver’s license details
- Social Security numbers
- Other personal information may have been affected; details varied by individual and were not specified
- Affected Records
- 174,307 individuals
- Operational Impact
- LCC says it contained and resolved the incident and improved its security practices. The notification states there was no evidence at the time that information had been removed from its systems or misused.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported. LCC did not identify the responsible threat actor, and SecurityWeek had seen no known ransomware groups claiming responsibility.
- Claim Status
- confirmed