Finalsite

The ransomware attack on Finalsite, a software maker company affected the websites of about 5,000 institutions.

The affected websites include high schools and colleges which disrupted the complete higher education system.

Finalsite launched immediate investigations and tried to restore the websites soon but still, the attack affected thousands of students and staff of the universities and schools at once.

Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/01/10/finalsite-ransomware-attack-disrupts-college-websites

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/finalsite

"id": "fin11572422",
"linkid": "finalsite",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Thousands of students and '
                                               'staff of the universities and '
                                               'schools'],
                        'industry': 'Education Technology',
                        'name': 'Finalsite',
                        'type': 'Software maker company'}],
 'description': 'The ransomware attack on Finalsite, a software maker company, '
                'affected the websites of about 5,000 institutions. The '
                'affected websites include high schools and colleges which '
                'disrupted the complete higher education system. Finalsite '
                'launched immediate investigations and tried to restore the '
                'websites soon but still, the attack affected thousands of '
                'students and staff of the universities and schools at once.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Disruption of the complete higher education '
                                  'system',
            'systems_affected': ['Websites of about 5,000 institutions',
                                 'High schools and colleges']},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Launched immediate investigations and '
                                      'tried to restore the websites'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Finalsite',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}