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Hacked: UofL Human Resources facing security breach

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By Sam Combest —

The personal data of nearly 1700 University of Louisville faculty and staff was possibly leaked in a data breach, U of L announced. Medical plan information administered by a third party was compromised, but there is no evidence of wrongdoing.

The affected employees all had specific health plans managed by HealthEquity and Anthem BlueCross BlueShield. Faculty and staff received a Dec. 3 email about the data breach that potentially affected 1,700 employees.

According to John Karman, director of media relations, “The university notified all employees and former employees whose information may have been compromised.