Vanderbilt investigates cyberattack as BYOD claims a data leak
Original title: Vanderbilt cybersecurity incident impacting campus devices and systems
Campus IT is still containing the incident, and the gang’s stolen-data claim remains unverified.
Vanderbilt University said Monday that a cyberattack may be affecting campus devices and systems and that IT is working to contain it. The school told students and employees to shut down devices, disconnect from university WiFi and report suspicious activity. The ransomware gang BYOD listed the university on its leak site and claimed stolen data. The university has not confirmed ransomware or theft.
Unconfirmed: BYOD’s leak-site claims of stolen data are unverified; Vanderbilt has not confirmed ransomware.
- Vanderbilt has about 14,000 students and more than 6,000 staff.
- Allan Liska said BYOD’s first known victim appeared on September 29.
- The gang recently claimed Michigan State and the University of New Mexico.
- Users were told to power off devices showing pop-ups, file changes or password prompts.
Impact: Campus devices and systems disrupted; gang claims stolen data
- 1.Shut down affected devices and disconnect them from university WiFi.
- 2.Report pop-ups, file changes or unexpected password prompts to campus IT.
- Threat actors
- BYOD
- Victims
- Vanderbilt University
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2 min read at therecord.mediaVanderbilt University announced a cyberattack, warning students and employees that campus devices and systems may be impacted by the incident.
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