You may have seen in recent news reports that the Colorado Department of Higher Education was a victim of a recent cyberattack that could impact current and former students at public colleges and universities across the state, including Metropolitan State University of Denver.
MSU Denver’s network and systems were not breached and remain secure, and no employee data was compromised through the CDHE attack. However, the University is passing along further information from CDHE so members of our community understand where to learn more and how to access resources that can help protect your personal information should you be in one of the groups that may have been impacted:
- Those who attended a public institution of higher education in Colorado between 2007 and 2020.
- Those who attended a Colorado public high school between 2004 and 2020.
- Those with a Colorado K-12 public-school educator license between 2010 and 2014.
- Those who participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program from 2009-13.
- Those who participated in the Colorado Department of Education’s Adult Education Initiatives programs between 2013 and 2017.
- Those who obtained a General Equivalency Diploma between 2007 and 2011.
This continues to be an evolving situation, so for more information please access these CDHE resources:
Visit https://cdhe.colorado.gov/notice-of-data-incident
Call CDHE’s designated hotline at 833-301-1346 weekdays between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. and weekends (excluding U.S. holidays) from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
For the latest information on this and other cybersecurity incidents affecting our University community, visit MSU Denver’s Information Security Updates webpage.
The breach at CDHE underscores the importance of being vigilant and practicing good online and offline habits. Please visit the Information Technology Services portal for more on how you can protect yourself and the University from cybercriminals.