Recently colleges and universities across the United States have been notified that the National Student Clearinghouse has suffered a data breach from a foreign actor using vulnerabilities in the Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer program. The National Student Clearinghouse has notified several institutions of the MOVEit vulnerability, and GCC continues to monitor security breach issues related to this. This notice is to inform the GCC community of the status of the National Student Clearinghouse's progress in their investigation and response.

It is important to note that no systems operated or maintained by Greenfield Community College were breached, as this incident is localized to the National Student Clearinghouse systems. GCC does not use the MOVEit software.

The National Student Clearinghouse is working with law enforcement and a third-party security firm on the investigation. Because the breach encompasses multiple organizations and higher education institutions across the United States, the investigation is expected to be extensive and may require a significant amount of time before it is completed.

For more information please visit the National Student Clearinghouse website at https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/