Butler University officials have notified about 163,000 people that a data breach has compromised their personal information.
The breach was discovered when police authorities arrested a suspect for identity theft who had a flash drive containing the personal data of some University .
An internal investigation revealed that someone breached the university's computer network between November 2013 and May 2014.
According to the data, the hacker gained access to files containing names, dates of birth, social security numbers and banking information.
The university is offering one year of free online monitoring to those affected by the breach.
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