Butler County Community College has got its file encrypted and disabled as ransomware hits its system.
No personal information of students or staff was compromised in the attack.
The attackers tried to force the payment of about $147,000 but the BC3 systems were soon restored and were operating normally.
Source: https://butlerradio.com/bc3-works-to-recover-from-weekend-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/bc3edu
"id": "but18146222",
"linkid": "bc3edu",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Butler County Community College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'description': 'Butler County Community College experienced a ransomware '
'attack resulting in file encryption and system disruption. No '
'personal information of students or staff was compromised. '
'The attackers demanded a ransom of about $147,000, but the '
"college's systems were soon restored and operating normally.",
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['File Systems']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True, 'ransom_demanded': '$147,000'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Butler County Community College',
'type': 'Ransomware'}