Granite School District sent letters to almost half a million people affected by a massive data breach, but some were mistakenly delivered to incorrect addresses. Emily Wright received letters intended for six other individuals, highlighting the issue. The district acknowledges the problem, attributing it to outdated addresses and individuals not filing change-of-address forms with the USPS. They ask recipients of misplaced letters to return them to the sender.
Granite School District sent letters to nearly half a million people in that were impacted by the massive data breach that compromised people’s information, but some were sent to the wrong address.
“It's concerning, because why are they sending them all to me? Why am I receiving letters for people in South Salt Lake as well?” Wright said.Granite School District letter sent months after breach proves to be legitimate “The breach goes back many decades, so we know people have moved. People aren't living at the same address they were in junior high and high school, they're getting sent to parents’ homes,” said Amanda Stringham, Granite School District spokesperson.
DATA BREACH GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT WRONG ADDRESSES PRIVACY LETTERS
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