BreachCensus

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States of America

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is an organisation in Massachusetts. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register with 1 confirmed incident; the most recent notice was filed on November 5, 2024.

Data as of September 21, 2026.

Confirmed incident

US-MA

Disclosed
November 5, 2024

Timeline

  1. November 5, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 3,773 Massachusetts residents affected

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  2. December 26, 2024
    Litigation filed Court

    RECAP docket 1:24-cv-13185 (mad): Wiernik v. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Litigation

What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by 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.

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