Knox College

Knox College suffered a ransomware attack by the Hive Ransomware Group that caused disruptions to its computer systems.

Hive encrypted its critical infrastructure and data and compromised the college’s backup servers and also sensitive personal information like medical records and social security numbers.

Hive also threaten to put all of their SSN and Medical records for sale, for every hacker to gain access and use your data in whatever illegal activity they want.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/il-knox-college-president-addresses-ransomware-incident-as-notorious-group-claims-credit/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/knox-college

"id": "kno1718101222",
"linkid": "knox-college",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Knox College',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': True,
                 'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Medical Records',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'description': 'Knox College suffered a ransomware attack by the Hive '
                'Ransomware Group that caused disruptions to its computer '
                'systems. Hive encrypted its critical infrastructure and data '
                'and compromised the college’s backup servers and also '
                'sensitive personal information like medical records and '
                'social security numbers. Hive also threatened to put all of '
                'their SSN and Medical records for sale, for every hacker to '
                'gain access and use your data in whatever illegal activity '
                'they want.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Medical Records', 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['Critical Infrastructure', 'Backup Servers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'motivation': ['Financial', 'Data Theft'],
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True,
                'data_exfiltration': True,
                'ransomware_strain': 'Hive'},
 'threat_actor': 'Hive Ransomware Group',
 'title': 'Knox College Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}