University of Michigan data breach: what happened and what to do
Last reviewed June 30, 2025 · 3 records on file · sources listed below
A group of Michigan athletes are filing a lawsuit against Jim Harbaugh over allegations that his former co-offensive coordinator, Matt Weiss, hacked thousands of students' intimate photos.
If you have an account with University of Michigan, assume the exposed details are circulating. The practical risk today is rarely the leak itself — it is the calls and messages that use those details to sound legitimate.
What we have on file
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Personal Information · Hacking
Investigators seized thousands of intimate photos and videos from a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach who is charged with hacking into personal accounts.
Personal Information · Hacking
A former assistant coach for the NFL and University of Michigan was indicted on 24 counts involving computer hacking and identity theft. The FBI Detroit Cyber Task Force alleges that Matt Weiss hacked into private accounts, compromising intimate pictures of athletes.
What to do
- Change the password anywhere you reused itThe exposure matters most when the same password protects your email, because email is how everything else gets reset.
- Treat every call and text about this breach as a scam until proven otherwiseNo company will ask you for a one-time code, a PIN or a password. Hang up and call the number printed on your card.
- Read your statements for the next three monthsCard fraud usually starts with a small test charge. Catching that one is what stops the large one.
- Give your email account a password nothing else usesIt is the account that can reset all the others, so it is the one worth protecting first.
Questions people ask
Was my data in the University of Michigan breach?
Having an account alone does not confirm exposure. The reliable check is whether your email address appears in the leaked datasets in circulation — that takes seconds and does not require your password.
Is it too late to do anything?
No. Leaked personal details do not expire, and neither does the defence: a unique password on your email, and a fraud alert on your credit file, still work years later.
Will University of Michigan contact me?
They may. But scammers contact people too, using exactly these breach details to sound convincing. Never act on an inbound call or text — call back on a number you already had.
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