 Earlier this month, the UC office of the president announced that the University of California along with hundreds of other organizations were subject to a nationwide cyber attack. They explained that the hackers may have stolen and published data, potentially including names, phone numbers, birth dates, social security numbers, and bank account information. A number of people were also sent threatening emails with extortion attempts or phishing attacks. The office has released a statement saying, We are working with federal law enforcement and external cybersecurity experts to investigate this incident, assess the information that may have been compromised, and take additional measures to protect data. UCOP has advised students and faculty to take precautions such as to take advantage of the free credit monitoring and identity theft protection that UC is providing free of charge for a year through experience. The information security office hosted an identity theft protection town hall where they went through the step-by-step process of signing up for experience and answered additional questions in a Q&A at the end. UCOP has also warned people to report suspicious emails and activity to the campus IT staff and to continually check their website for further information and updates. Reporting for CalTV, I'm Shannon Mackle.