University of Phoenix Data Breach – 3.5 Million+ Individuals Affected

University of Phoenix disclosed a data breach affecting about 3.5 million current and former students and staff after an external system compromise on August 13, 2025 that was discovered on November 21, 2025; the incident exposed names combined with other personal identifiers (likely including SSNs, dates of birth, contact and educational records), triggered regulatory notifications (including 9,131 Maine residents), and the university offered identity theft protection and retained legal counsel.