Monroe University Data Breach Claims Investigated by Lynch Carpenter

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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monroe University (“Monroe”), a New York for-profit educational institution offering online courses,1 recently announced a cybersecurity incident, which impacted the personal information of over three hundred thousand individuals. Lynch Carpenter, LLP is investigating claims against Monroe related to this data breach. For an attorney to review your case, visit our site HERE.

In the incident, an unauthorized person gained access to Monroe’s network in December 2024 and may have acquired records containing personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) including individuals’ names in combination with:

  • address
  • medical information, including medical procedures
  • health insurance information, including account balances
  • date of birth
  • Social Security number
  • driver’s license number
  • passport number
  • government identification number
  • medical information
  • health insurance information
  • electronic account or email username and password
  • financial account information
  • student data

If your information was impacted in this incident, you may be entitled to compensation. For an attorney to review your case, visit our site HERE.

If you have received any other data breach notice letters in the last 30 days, please contact us here.

About Lynch Carpenter

Lynch Carpenter is a national class action law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, California, and Illinois. Our firm has represented millions of clients in data privacy matters for more than a decade and has earned national acclaim for complex litigation for plaintiffs across the country. To learn more, please visit www.lynchcarpenter.com.

For more information, please call Jerry Wells at (412) 322-9243, or email him at jerry@lcllp.com.

CONTACT Jerry Wells
COMPANY Lynch Carpenter LLP
PHONE (412) 322-9243
EMAIL jerry@lcllp.com 
WEB lynchcarpenter.com

1 https://monroeu.edu/


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