PLEASE READ: Update for UC Community (including Lab Affiliates) about Accellion Cyber Attack and What You Should Do to Protect Yourself

Dear colleagues,

Attached is a message from the University of California regarding a significant data breach of critical financial and personal information. Please read the attached PDF for details.

We, like you, are concerned about any breach of your critical financial and personal information. This is a developing situation, and UC has pledged to keep us all informed as its investigation continues.

This data breach did not occur in our Lab systems; however, information about Lab community members is maintained in UC systems.

As an affiliate or contractor at Berkeley Lab, you should know the following:

• The data the attackers have released to date does NOT contain any information about Lab affiliates or contractors. This does not mean that your data was not included, but the data released publicly to date does not include information on Lab affiliates or contractors.

• The Lab does not collect SSocial security numbers or financial account information for its affiliate/contractor population. Generally speaking, we only collect names, dates of birth, and contact information for our affiliates/contractors. If you currently have or have previously had an appointment with another UC location, your UC records may have contained additional information from your other position.

It will take time for UC and law enforcement agencies to understand the extent of this breach and how much information was compromised. We strongly recommend that you take advantage of the protection services that are offered and follow the additional advice provided by UC to protect your personal and financial information as outlined in the attached PDF.

As new information becomes available, we will share it with you. Please know that despite this incident, UC and the Lab take your privacy seriously, and we have confidence that UC will respond effectively and provide you with the tools you need to protect yourself.

Mike Witherell

Lab Director

Horst Simon

Deputy Lab Director for Research

Michael Brandt

Deputy Lab Director for Operations and COO

Adam Stone

Chief Information Officer

PDF: UC message