As Jenny Blaine, Security Analyst with UMN's Twin Cities Office Information Technology (OIT), explained in a January 14, 2020 email to IT@UMN:
The January 2020 edition of the "OUCH!" newsletter discusses this issue and covers steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.
University Information Security handles cases where family or departments need access to the UMN account of a deceased or incapacitated University staff or student. UIS works with HR and OGC to ensure that University data and individual privacy are properly protected according to University and other compliance policy. If you have a need for non-standard access to an account, please email the details to [email protected].