The Office of the Maine Attorney General said in a filing this week, that PII data of over 2.5 million people that had taken out student loans with either the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) or EdFinancial was exposed in a data breach. The breach affected Nelnet Servicing, a Nebraska-based technology services that provides web portals for both loan companies, that allow borrowers access to their loan accounts.
It is reported that 2,501,324 borrowers were affected by the breach. The exposed borrower information includes the following: Full name, Physical address, Email address, Phone number & Social Security Numbers.
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