Alumni and donor data security

If you have studied at another university, you may have been recently contacted about a data security breach. This breach affected Blackbaud, a database management software commonly used by universities and charities globally, including this University.

Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington was not affected by the data security breach.

We take your privacy and data security seriously. You can find more detail in our privacy notice at: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/site-info/privacy

If you are ever concerned by communications you receive purportedly from the University, please don’t hesitate to contact us via alumni@vuw.ac.nz or by calling (04) 463 5246.

Blackbaud have advised all database users that the incident has been successfully resolved and steps have been taken to ensure this specific issue does not happen again. If you would like further information about the breach from Blackbaud, please visit: https://www.blackbaud.com/securityincident