Lansing Community College Data Breach Impacts Over 174,000 Individuals

Lansing Community College (LCC) reported a data breach that occurred from February 12 to February 18, 2025, affecting 174,307 individuals, including 31 from Maine. The breach was attributed to credential compromise, allowing unauthorized access to personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license details. Affected individuals were notified on June 5, 2026, and LCC is offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. This incident follows previous breaches in 2022 and 2023 that exposed data of over 750,000 individuals, leading to legal settlements totaling $1.45 million. LCC has engaged third-party specialists to enhance its security measures following the breach. No evidence of identity theft or fraud has been reported as a result of this incident.

Key Points: • A data breach at Lansing Community College affected 174,307 individuals. • The breach occurred due to credential compromise and exposed sensitive personal information. • LCC is providing two years of free credit monitoring to affected individuals.