On June 6, 2024, CU Student Choice Partners, LLC (“CU Student Choice”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information in the company’s possession. In this notice, CU Student Choice explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and loan account numbers. Upon completing its investigation, CU Student Choice began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from CU Student Choice Partners, LLC, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the CU Student Choice Partners data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the CU Student Choice Data Breach?

The CU Student Choice Partners data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, CU Student Choice’s filing with the Attorney General of Massachusetts provides some important information on what led up to the breach. According to this source, CU Student Choice provides business services to credit unions. Due to this relationship, credit unions provide CU Student Choice with sensitive information about certain members.

On May 7, 2024, CU Student Choice learned that it had been the victim of a cybersecurity incident. Upon completing an investigation, CU Student Choice confirmed that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access confidential consumer information that had been provided to the company by credit unions.

After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, CU Student Choice Partners reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, Social Security number, address, email address, phone number, and loan account number.

On June 6, 2024, CU Student Choice Partners sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

More Information About CU Student Choice Partners, LLC

Founded in 2008, CU Student Choice Partners, LLC is a business services company based out of Washington, D.C. CU Student Choice was created by a group of credit unions in an effort to create a better option for those seeking private student loans. CU Student Choice has 225 participating credit union lenders. CU Student Choice Partners employs more than 61 people and generates approximately $27 million in annual revenue.