As you may have read in national news media, a significant number of organizations around the world have been affected by a cybersecurity event involving a software utility called MOVEit. Organizations include the US Departments of Energy and Health & Human Services, The New York City Department of Education, various state agencies, and corporations. In the higher education sector, a few universities have been impacted, as have organizations that provide services to them. While the College of Wooster does not use MOVEIt, we have learned that some of our service providers do.
IT continues to monitor this developing event, both through provider communications and information security lists. We will provide relevant updates as we have them. Please check this site often.
Providers that have advised the College of impact or potential impact
Please visit each page for specifics and updates.
What you can do to help protect your personal information
- Know the “Warning signs of identity theft” and closely monitor your bank, credit, and other financial accounts.
- Get your free credit report and learn more about monitoring your credit reports.
- Place a credit freeze on your credit report, with each of the three credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion).
- Enroll in an Identity Theft Protection service. Some credit cards offer the service for free. TransUnion offers TrueIdentity (a free service).
- If you suspect identity theft, report it and understand what you need to do next
- Use multi-factor authentication for your non-Wooster accounts when it is available