Preservation notice sent to Radford University in widening data leak case

pThomas Mundy Multimedia JournalistppPublished April 10 2025 at 600 PMppUpdated April 10 2025 at 1004 PMppThomas Mundy Multimedia JournalistppRADFORD Va Attorneys have sent a preservation notice to Radford University leaders to preserve all relevant evidence regarding a possible data breach involving former studentsppFormer Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused him of hacking into private accounts of studentathletes to access potentially compromising imagesppWhen it initially came out we thought it was a local Michigan issue and it is very quickly evolving into a national issue that will likely hit every state said Lisa EsserWeidenfeller an attorney involved in the caseppAccording to the indictment Weiss hacked into the accounts of over 150000 studentsppThis week Radford University was pulled into the legal fallout ppIn a release from attorneys representing the case they have requested the school to preserve all evidence relevant to the case including emails videos and any records involving personal data belonging to studentathletes from 2014 through 2018ppFor a subset of those accounts up to 3300 is my understanding he was actually downloading personal intimate images and videos of again men and women said attorney Lisa EsserWeidenfellerppWeidenfeller noted that recently the Department of Justice sent breach of data emails to the affected individuals ppShe recommends anyone who thinks they could be affected and attended school during that time to go back and checkpp10 reached out to Radford for comment on the situation and the university responded saying they have not received this letter and therefore cannot comment ppCopyright 2025 by WSLS 10 All rights reservedppThomas grew up right here in Roanoke and is a graduate of Salem High School and Virginia Tech ppemailppClick here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community GuidelinesppRecommended VideosppTV ListingsppEmail NewslettersppRSS FeedsppContests and RulesppContact UsppInternships at WSLS 10ppCareers at WSLS 10ppClosed Captioning Audio DescriptionppPublic FileppCurrent EEO ReportppTerms of UseppPrivacy PolicyppDo Not Sell My InfoppFCC ApplicationsppCookie PreferencesppIf you need help with the Public File call 540 5121558ppAt WSLS we are committed to informing and delighting our audience In our commitment to covering our communities with innovation and excellence we incorporate Artificial Intelligence AI technologies to enhance our news gathering reporting and presentation processes Read our article to see how we are using Artificial IntelligenceppCopyright 2025 WSLScom is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group a division of Graham Holdingsp