Bar Ilan University in Israel, was targeted by hackers in a ransomware attack and the attackers dumped some data after the university refused to pay the ransom.
Hundreds of thousands of documents and lists containing personal details of students and lecturers at Bar Ilan University have been leaked online.
The hackers known as “darkrypt” demanded some $2.5 million ransom that the institution refused to pay.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/mass-data-leak-after-bar-ilan-university-refuses-to-pay-hacker-2-5m/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/bar-ilan-university
"id": "bar215019123",
"linkid": "bar-ilan-university",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Israel',
'name': 'Bar Ilan University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Hundreds of thousands',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal details'},
'description': 'Bar Ilan University in Israel was targeted by hackers in a '
'ransomware attack. The attackers dumped some data after the '
'university refused to pay the ransom. Hundreds of thousands '
'of documents and lists containing personal details of '
'students and lecturers at Bar Ilan University have been '
'leaked online. The hackers known as “darkrypt” demanded some '
'$2.5 million ransom that the institution refused to pay.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal details of students and lecturers'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'ransom_demanded': '$2.5 million',
'ransom_paid': 'No'},
'threat_actor': 'darkrypt',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Bar Ilan University',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}