Michigan State University
United States3 sources
Claimed:BYOD claimed it on a ransomware leak site on 2 Nov 2026. Not confirmed by the organisation, so treat it as a claim, not a fact.
BYOD claims Michigan State University data breach affecting 1.03M
Michigan State University was claimed by the BYOD ransomware group on November 2, 2026. The group stated it holds full PII for 1.03 million current and former students plus passwords.
- Type
- Data breach
- Sector
- Education
- Records
- 1M records reported
- Claimed by
- BYOD
- First reported
- 2 Nov 2026
- Latest source
- 2 Nov 2026
What to do
- This is only a claim by the attackers so far. Do not panic, but do the basics:
- If you have an account, change that password, and anywhere you reused it.
- Turn on two-factor authentication, ideally an authenticator app or passkey, not SMS.
- Treat this as unverified. Ask the organisation directly before acting on it.
- If this is a vendor of yours, ask what of your data they held and whether it was in scope.
- Reset any API keys, SSO trusts or shared credentials you have with them.
Not sure? Ask an assistant with the sources attached, or have a coding agent check your systems.
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