Important information regarding the National Student Clearinghouse cybersecurity event

Bailey Troutman, CCIT Communications
July 12, 2023

Clemson University is monitoring and actively investigating a recent National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data security event. The NSC is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, prominent in providing educational reporting, data exchange, verification and research services for students, administrators, schools and requestors. Around 97 percent of students enrolled in public and private institutions in the United States use NSC. 

The NSC recently released a statement sharing their file transfer system, MOVEit Transfer, was accessed by an unauthorized party during a breach. NSC is actively working to better understand the breach and has not yet identified what data information was accessed.  

While this incident did not impact Clemson University IT systems, it may have impacted members of our university community. While the investigation continues, we encourage you to be diligent in these best practice measures:   

• Monitor your Clemson, personal, and financial accounts closely. Report suspicious activity to your financial institutions. 
• Watch out for suspicious emails and phishing attempts.  
• Maintain strong passwords and good cybersecurity practices. 

To learn more about what the NSC posted regarding the breach, visit this MOVEit Security Issue Update. CCIT and the NSC will provide updates as more information becomes available.