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Dartmouth agrees to $750,000 data breach settlement
Original: College reaches $750,000 settlement following data breach affecting 96,000 members of the Dartmouth community
Dartmouth College has reached a $750,000 settlement following a data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 96,000 members of the Dartmouth community. The agreement resolves claims arising from the incident, which affected students, staff and others whose data was compromised. Details of the breach's cause and how settlement funds will be distributed have not been fully outlined in initial reports.
Why now: A major university agreeing to pay out over a breach affecting nearly 100,000 people raises concerns about campus data security.
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- College reaches $750,000 settlement following data breach affecting 96,000 members of the Dartmouth community · The Dartmouth
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