Fort Sumner Municipal Schools in New Mexico was targeted by the Cl0p ransomware group.
The ransomware group leaked the sensitive information of the students, faculty members, and parents including the scans of driver’s licenses and more.
The school engaged cyber-counterintelligence experts to negotiate and maintain the privacy of the impacted data.
Source: https://therecord.media/k-12-cyberattacks-new-mexico-ohio/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fort-sumner-municipal-schools
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"linkid": "fort-sumner-municipal-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'New Mexico',
'name': 'Fort Sumner Municipal Schools',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['scans of driver’s licenses',
'sensitive information of '
'students, faculty members, and '
'parents']},
'description': 'Fort Sumner Municipal Schools in New Mexico was targeted by '
'the Cl0p ransomware group. The ransomware group leaked the '
'sensitive information of the students, faculty members, and '
'parents including the scans of driver’s licenses and more. '
'The school engaged cyber-counterintelligence experts to '
'negotiate and maintain the privacy of the impacted data.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['scans of driver’s licenses',
'sensitive information of students, faculty '
'members, and parents']},
'motivation': 'Data extortion',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Cl0p'},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['cyber-counterintelligence experts']},
'threat_actor': 'Cl0p ransomware group',
'title': 'Fort Sumner Municipal Schools Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}