Stanford says data from 27,000 people leaked in September ransomware attack

A ransomware gang accessed the personal information of more than 27,000 people on Stanford University servers during a cyberattack last year, the university warned this week.
The California-based school began sending out breach notification letters this week, 10 months after the Akira ransomware gang first compromised the school's systems.
Stanford University released a statement on Monday saying their investigation uncovered clues indicating the hackers had gained access to the Department of Public Safety's network from May 12 until September 27, 2023.
Victims will be offered two years of free identity protection services.
The Akira ransomware gang claimed that it stole 430 gigabytes of data in the attack.
The gang targeted several U.S. colleges and K-12 schools in 2023 after emerging last March.
Stanford University previously dealt with a cybersecurity incident in 2021, when the Clop ransomware gang stole and leaked personal information obtained through a vulnerability in the Accellion File Transfer Appliance software.
The breach involved Social Security numbers and more taken from Stanford Medicine.
French government agencies hit by cyberattacks of 'unprecedented intensity'.
LockBit takes credit for February shutdown of South African pension fund.
Jonathan has worked across the globe as a journalist since 2014.
Before moving back to New York City, he worked for news outlets in South Africa, Jordan and Cambodia.
He previously covered cybersecurity at ZDNet and TechRepublic.


This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:30:08 +0000


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