A data breach affected graduating students from several universities in the US after using payment cards at Herff Jones, a popular cap and gown maker.
- Graduating students from several universities in the US have been affected by a data breach after making transactions at Herff Jones.
- The company started an investigation to determine the extent of the attack.
A data breach affected graduating students from several universities in the US after using payment cards at Herff Jones, a popular cap and gown maker.
The issue is affecting students across the US at universities in Indiana (Purdue, IU), Boston, Maryland (Towson University), Delaware, Houston (UH, UHD), Illinois, New York (Cornell), Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania (Lehigh, Misericordia), North Carolina (Wake Forest), Arizona, Florida (State University), California (Sonoma State).
Herff Jones was completely unaware of the breach until students started complaining on social media about their fraudulent charges to their payment cards.
The common denominator we're the graduate students who had shopped graduation kits at Herff Jones. Some of them had to cancel their payment cards and dispute the fraudulent charges with the bank.
Aside from late deliveries, students complained of fraudulent charges varying from tens of US dollars to thousands. While most reports mention losses between $ 80 and $ 1,200, one student stated that a friend of his was charged $ 4,000.
“Someone just bought a ps5 with my card information, and I respect the hustle and bustle,” said a student. A father intervened, saying that her “daughter and 30 other graduates she knows at her school (not Purdue) have had their debit cards compromised through HJ [Herff Jones]. ”
A senior at Cornell University said that they had to cancel their credit card as it had been stolen. The scammers attempted to charge $ 3,000 to “Asics” and used it on the OnlyFans adult content subscription service.
It is still unclear when the breach at Herff Jones had occurred, while some of the earliest transactions date back to the beginning of the month. Several students have purchased graduation gears in April.
On May 12, Herff Jones published a statement acknowledging the payment card data breach and apologizing for the incident.
The firm is investigating the incident with the support of a leading cybersecurity company.
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