Florida International University

Florida International University was targeted by the BlackCat ransomware gang in April 2022.

The BlackCat, also known as ALPHV stole about 1.2TB of data from FIU including accounting documents, contracts, email databases, and Social Security numbers.

The university notified the impacted staff and the students of the breach.

Source: https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/ransomware/florida-international-university-attacked-by-blackcat-ransomware

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/florida-international-university

"id": "flo203614522",
"linkid": "florida-international-university",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Florida, USA',
                        'name': 'Florida International University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['accounting documents',
                                              'contracts',
                                              'email databases',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-04-01',
 'description': 'Florida International University was targeted by the BlackCat '
                'ransomware gang in April 2022. The BlackCat, also known as '
                'ALPHV stole about 1.2TB of data from FIU including accounting '
                'documents, contracts, email databases, and Social Security '
                'numbers. The university notified the impacted staff and the '
                'students of the breach.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['accounting documents',
                                 'contracts',
                                 'email databases',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'ALPHV'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified impacted staff and students'},
 'threat_actor': 'BlackCat (ALPHV)',
 'title': 'Florida International University Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}