Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan was targeted by the Vice Society in a ransomware attack.

The attack compromised some of the personal data of its students and staff.

The attackers encrypted more than 90% of GVSU’s system including GVSU’s backup and demanded more than $150,000 to decrypt the systems and prevent data leak.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/grand-valley-state-university-hit-by-ransomware-but-remains-publicly-silent/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/grand-valley-state-university

"id": "gra237922",
"linkid": "grand-valley-state-university",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Michigan',
                        'name': 'Grand Valley State University (GVSU)',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal data']},
 'description': 'Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan was targeted '
                'by the Vice Society in a ransomware attack. The attack '
                'compromised some of the personal data of its students and '
                'staff. The attackers encrypted more than 90% of GVSU’s system '
                'including GVSU’s backup and demanded more than $150,000 to '
                'decrypt the systems and prevent data leak.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal data of students and staff'],
            'systems_affected': ['More than 90% of GVSU’s system including '
                                 'backups']},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': ['More than 90% of systems'],
                'ransom_demanded': '$150,000'},
 'threat_actor': 'Vice Society',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Grand Valley State University',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}