Guilford Technical Community College

Guilford Technical Community College was hit by ransomware in September 2020 and had to cancel its online as well as in-person classes.

The attack compromised the detailed personal identification of more than 43,000 students which was then leaked on the dark web.

The GTCC notified potential victims of the attack and offered two years of free credit monitoring and ID restoration services to them.

Source: https://greensboro.com/blogs/the_syllabus/the-syllabus-a-quick-update-on-the-gtcc-cyberattack/article_d69db38e-3572-11eb-969f-c764b13da8cb.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/guilford-technical-community-college_2

"id": "gui12116222",
"linkid": "guilford-technical-community-college_2",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

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                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Guilford Technical Community College',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '43,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
                                             'Information (PII)'},
 'date_detected': 'September 2020',
 'description': 'Guilford Technical Community College was hit by ransomware in '
                'September 2020 and had to cancel its online as well as '
                'in-person classes. The attack compromised the detailed '
                'personal identification of more than 43,000 students which '
                'was then leaked on the dark web. The GTCC notified potential '
                'victims of the attack and offered two years of free credit '
                'monitoring and ID restoration services to them.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Detailed personal identification of students',
            'downtime': 'Cancellation of online and in-person classes',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Yes'},
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified potential victims and '
                                        'offered two years of free credit '
                                        'monitoring and ID restoration '
                                        'services'},
 'title': 'Guilford Technical Community College Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}