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Notice of Mathway Data Compromise

CaTS has been notified that Mathway, a popular math solving application, recently suffered a data breach, most likely in January 2020. The breach affected approximately 300 thousand Mathway users, some of whom are Wright State students, faculty, and staff.

You have been identified as a customer who used your Wright State email address to sign up for Mathway. Below is information on how you can ensure both your Wright State and personal accounts remain safe:

  • If the password you used for the Mathway website is the same password used for any of your Wright State accounts, please change your password for those accounts. Visit wright.edu/accounts for instructions on how to change your passwords. CaTS asks that you make completely unique passwords for your Wright State accounts.
  • Go to the Mathway website and change your password immediately.
  • If you have used this password for other sites you use, change the password on those sites as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.