Guilford Technical Community College was hit by a Avaddon ransomware attack in September 2020.
The attackers infiltered the systems and exfiltrated personal information of its staff and students and disrupted the operations.
The GTCC apparently paid ransom to the attackers after its data was listed to their data leak sites.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/nc-guilford-technical-community-college-hit-with-ransomware/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/guilford-technical-community-college
"id": "gui104112422",
"linkid": "guilford-technical-community-college",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Staff', 'Students'],
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Guilford Technical Community College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': 'September 2020',
'description': 'Guilford Technical Community College was hit by a Avaddon '
'ransomware attack in September 2020. The attackers '
'infiltrated the systems and exfiltrated personal information '
'of its staff and students and disrupted the operations. The '
'GTCC apparently paid ransom to the attackers after its data '
'was listed to their data leak sites.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information'],
'operational_impact': 'Disrupted Operations'},
'motivation': ['Financial', 'Data Exfiltration'],
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'ransom_demanded': True,
'ransom_paid': True,
'ransomware_strain': 'Avaddon'},
'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
'title': 'Guilford Technical Community College Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}