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Whitworth University

United States of America

Whitworth University is an organisation in California. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register, the California Attorney General breach-notification register and the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register with 2 confirmed incidents (3 filings); the most recent notice was filed on May 13, 2023.

Data as of September 1, 2026.

Sources

Confirmed incident

Filed in CA and MA

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (CA and MA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
July 29, 2022
Disclosed
May 13, 2023

Timeline

  1. May 13, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 81 Massachusetts residents affected

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  2. May 13, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

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What a California notice means

Required under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

What a Massachusetts notice means

Required under M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US-WA — Ransomware Attack

Occurred
September 6, 2022
Disclosed
October 4, 2022

Timeline

  1. October 4, 2022
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 41,746 Washington residents affected

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What a Washington notice means

Required under RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

Related

Disclosed around the same time