NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 21, 2026) — Monroe University has notified approximately 320,973 individuals that their personal and health information may have been accessed in a data security incident.
An unauthorized party gained access to certain Monroe University computer systems between December 9, 2024, and December 23, 2024. The university detected the incident on December 23, 2024, and took immediate action to secure its systems and prevent further unauthorized access. It launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity.
The investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the network during that period and exfiltrated files containing sensitive data.
On September 30, 2025, the university determined that the compromised data included names in combination with dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, government identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, electronic account or email usernames and passwords, financial account information, and/or student data.
Mail notices were sent to impacted individuals beginning January 2, 2026.
The university stated it has “no evidence that any of the information was actually misused.”
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