In a new listing by AvosLocker, the threat actors leak personal information that can make employees’ lives difficult for years to come. In their leak site listing for California Northstate University, AvosLocker claims: We have Student admissions data include Name, Social Security Number, Date Of Birth, Address, Email, Telephone. All College employees W-2 include in…
Category: Education Sector
Technion University hacked and locked; previously unknown attackers demand 80 BTC
The Technion, which is the Technology Institute of Israel, confirms it has been the victim of a ransomware attack by threat actors demanding 80 BTC ransom to unlock the data. According to the ransom note sent by attackers, the school’s network was locked. Their ransom note, first published by Erez Dasa on Telegram, begins: Dear…
Personal information exposed during breach in Edmonds School District’s network
Updated May 16: This incident was reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as affecting 833 people. KOMO News reports: The Edmonds School District said a “data event” is to blame for the technical problems that left the Edmonds schools without internet for nearly two weeks. On Friday, Edmonds said an investigation by third-party forensic specialists…
Ie: MTU obtains temporary emergency injunction against BlackCat; Order prohibits anyone from leaking or publishing any confidential data
There is a new development affecting Munster Technological University in Ireland. The school, which disclosed a ransomware incident on February 5, reportedly informed the High Court that AlphV/BlackCat was responsible for the attack, and a high ransom was being demanded. MTU told the court they would not be paying any ransom. The amount of the…
Employee personal data exposed in NJ school district cyber breach
Dan Alexander reports: A New Jersey public school district’s data breach in December exposed personal data of employees — but those affected were not notified until the end of January. The breach occurred in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District between Dec. 10 and 12 and exposed the names and Social Security numbers of district employees and…
Minneapolis Public Schools was nearly conned out of $500K
Fox9 reports: At the height of the pandemic, one of Minnesota’s largest school districts fell victim to cyber fraud and nearly lost half a million dollars in the process. The previously unreported crime targeted Minneapolis Public Schools in April 2020, when schools and administration offices were vacant due to COVID-19. Fox9 video. h/t, Doug Levin