Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Bastyr University
  • Street Address: 14500 Juanita Dr NE
  • City: Kenmore
  • State, or Country if outside the US: WA
  • Zip Code: 98028

Submitted By

  • Name: Evelyn Wang
  • Title: CFO/VP
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (425) 602-3044
  • Email Address: ewang@bastyr.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: CFO

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 3551
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: April 30, 2025
  • Date Breach Discovered: September 02, 2025
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: September 17, 2025
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Bastyr_University_-_Notice_of_Data_Event_-_ME.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Epiq, Privacy Solutions ID provides credit monitoring through Equifax, credit report and score access, $1 million identity theft insurance with $0 deductible, ID Restoration services, and dark web monitoring