The UC Office of the President has announced a significant security incident involving UC community information due to the Accellion data breach. The Office of the President continues to investigate the incident, and we expect that more details will become known over time.
It is very important that every member of the UC Santa Barbara community take steps now to protect themselves against identity theft and fraud.
It is very important that every member of the UC Santa Barbara community take steps now to protect themselves against identity theft and fraud.
The following documents published by the Office of the President provide additional information about the security incident.
Steps to take
- Protect yourself by signing up for UCOP's free identity monitoring service (Experian) and place a fraud alert on your credit files.
- Review the five rules for protecting your information.
Resources, News and FAQs
- UCOP Accellion security incident homepage (including Experian links and enrollment code)
- Frequently asked questions
- Update on Accellion data breach and what you should do to protect yourself
- UC part of nationwide cyber attack
- UCSB Protecting Your Identity workshop slides
- UCSB Protecting Your Identity workshop recording
- Identity theft and your SSN (SSA pamphlet)
Translated Information
- Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la filtración de datos de Accellion 4/8/21 (PDF)
- Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la filtración de datos de Accellion (PDF)
- A la comunidad de la Universidad de California: La filtración de datos de Accellion (PDF)
- Presentación del taller UCSB Proteja Su Identidad
- Grabación del taller UCSB Proteja Su Identidad
Questions
Questions about the incident or using the identity monitoring services can be submitted to communications@ucop.edu.