Augustana college reported that they have been hit by a ransomware attack which gave unauthorized access to it's server.
Although it’s not clear from the notice whether it was student data, employee data, or both that was on the affected server.
The college offered those affected two years’ of complimentary credit monitoring services.
It’s also enhancing and reviewing its security, including training of employees how to recognize malicious links.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/augustana-colleges-reports-a-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/augustana-college
"id": "aug12820323",
"linkid": "augustana-college",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Augustana College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'description': 'Augustana College reported a ransomware attack that gave '
'unauthorized access to its server. The type of data '
'compromised is unclear, but the college offered complimentary '
'credit monitoring services to those affected. The college is '
'enhancing and reviewing its security measures, including '
'employee training on recognizing malicious links.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Student Data', 'Employee Data'],
'systems_affected': ['Server']},
'motivation': 'Data Theft/Unauthorized Access',
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Offering complimentary credit '
'monitoring services'],
'remediation_measures': ['Enhancing and reviewing security',
'Training employees to recognize '
'malicious links']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Augustana College',
'type': 'Ransomware'}